The Search for Synonyms

[nik-]

Spellbinding would be the word I would suggest.

[4X4]

Voluptuous

[troutman]

Regal
Luminous
Resplendent

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

You could always go with
"Ineffable beauty"

Which ironically means the exact same as "Totally Effable"

[Hack&Lube]

devastating

unforgettable

stunning

resplendent

enchanting

beguiling

enrapturing

[octothorp]

It would seem to me that given the meaning, you would want to avoid words that imply seduction: enchanting, beguiling, captivating, ravishing, spellbinding... all of these are adjective forms of verbs that would make the woman an active seductress. It should really be a passive quality.

Originally Posted by troutman

Luminous

I actually like luminous a lot for this purpose. It's a gorgeous word itself, and brings up the image of moths to a lantern, which I think is appropriate for the story of Susannah.

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Bonerific

[Magnum PEI]

Originally Posted by octothorp

It would seem to me that given the meaning, you would want to avoid words that imply seduction: enchanting, beguiling, captivating, ravishing, spellbinding... all of these are adjective forms of verbs that would make the woman an active seductress. It should really be a passive quality.



I actually like luminous a lot for this purpose. It's a gorgeous word itself, and brings up the image of moths to a lantern, which I think is appropriate for the story of Susannah.

I kind of agree. Ravishing is a little too close to ravish which means rape.

The first words I thought of based on the second paragraph in the OP were Fair (like a fair maiden) though this word has multiple meanings,
Gorgeous
Angelic

but I think luminous is best.

[simonsays]

I also like luminous, but it's very context sensitive, so depending on the translation it might not work out so well. I'd also like to highlight the absolute uselessness of synonym.com when searching for synonyms. It's like the owners saw how much traffic dictionary.com was generating and decided that they had the next best thing. Only they stopped after a couple weeks because you know, it's a lot like work.

[evman150]

Sublime.

[hmmhmmcamo]

Striking