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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a voluptuously beautiful young woman;
[syn: nymph, houri]

2. (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Houri \Hou"ri\, n.; pl. Houris. [Per. h[=u]r[imac], h[=u]r[=a], h[=u]r; akin to Ar. h[=u]r, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.] A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

houri n 1: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: nymph, houri] 2: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

34 Moby Thesaurus words for "houri": Adonis, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollo Belvedere, Aspasia, Astarte, Balder, Cleopatra, Delilah, Freya, Hebe, Hyperion, Jezebel, Messalina, Narcissus, Phryne, Thais, Venus, Venus de Milo, adventuress, courtesan, demimondaine, demimonde, demirep, femme fatale, harem girl, hetaera, odalisque, peri, seductress, temptress, the Graces, vamp, vampire
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

HOURI, n. A comely female inhabiting the Mohammedan Paradise to make things cheery for the good Mussulman, whose belief in her existence marks a noble discontent with his earthly spouse, whom he denies a soul. By that good lady the Houris are said to be held in deficient esteem.