7 Ways to Say Gorgeous in Italian - Daily Italian Words (2024)

Gorgeous is a popular adjective used to describe someone who is beautiful or something that is attractive or pleasant. It can also be used as a term of endearment to flatter someone.

There isn’t a direct translation for gorgeous in Italian, but there are lots of words that express more or less the same thing, and most of them have an English equivalent.

You’ll find all the most popular ones in this article!

Note: I’ve also included extra words at the end of the article that may seem like a valid translation but actually have a different meaning.

Bello (masculine) and bella (feminine) mean beautiful. Place -issimo or -issima at the end to add emphasis (very beautiful) and they become valid translations for gorgeous.

If you want to go a step further than bellissima, you can say: sei bella da impazzire which means you’re drop dead gorgeous.

Of course you can use the adjective to describe a location or an object.

Gorgeous can be an affectionate way of greeting a partner, friend, relative or child. Bellissimo works in the same way.

Favoloso (m) and favolosa (f) mean fabulous. Just like English, this word is linked to the word favola (fable, fairy tale) meaning something fantastic or legendary, in addition to describing something extraordinary or spectacular.

It is a good substitute for gorgeous as well.

As you might have already guessed, incredibile means incredible, indicating something extraordinary that is hard to believe or amazing.

Incredibile is probably not the first translation that comes to mind for gorgeous, but it can work in situations where the physical beauty of something or the weather is being described.

Note that incredibile can also be used to emphasise something negative.

Just like favoloso, fantastico and fantastica (fantastic) can refer to a fantasy world or describe something magnificent.

You can also use it to express happiness, or to congratulate someone upon hearing their good news.

Magnifico is magnificent in English, another way to describe something with profound admiration.

In the past magnifico was used to describe a very generous person. It could also be a title for an important individual:

• Lorenzo il Magnifico aka Lorenzo the Magnificent was Lorenzo de’ Medici, an important statesman during the Rinascimento (Italian Renaissance)

Today, magnifico can be attributed to a person who has accomplished great feats or heroic endeavours. You may come across it in newspaper or magazine headlines, or in the title of a movie:

• I Magnifici Sette (the Magnificent Seven) is a famous 1960s Western film directed by John Sturges

Magnifico is also a title given to the rector of a university.

Splendido means splendid and just like bellissimo, it can be used to describe the beauty of something or someone, while also functioning as a term of endearment.

Stupendo means stupendous, wonderful, marvelous and can be used as a replacement for gorgeous. Like splendido and bellissimo, you can use it for people too.

Other words

If you look for translations of gorgeous online, you may come across the words below:

• Fastoso/a
• Sfarzoso/a
• Sgargiante
• Vistoso/a

Personally I don’t think they represent an accurate translation because in English, gorgeous always has a positive connotation. These Italian words are often used to describe something or someone whose look or attitude is too eye-catching or showy.