Houri \Hou"ri\, n.; pl. {Houris}. [Per. h[=u]r[=i], 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.
houri n 1: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: {nymph}] 2: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise