houri

Meanings

Plural: houris

Noun

a voluptuously beautiful young woman
(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.
Any voluptuous, beautiful woman.

Origin / Etymology

From French houri, from Persian حوری (hurî), from Arabic حُورِيّ (ḥūriyy) and Arabic حُورِيَّة (ḥūriyya), adjective and feminine singulative of حُور (ḥūr) from Classical Arabic حُورٌ عِينٌ (ḥūrun ʕīnun, “fair maidens, black-eyed ones”). See أَحْوَر m (ʔaḥwar), حَوْرَاء f (ḥawrāʔ) for the base adjective.

Synonyms

nymph

Scrabble Score: 8

houri is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
houri is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
houri is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

houri is a valid Words With Friends word