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: having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure
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Our evidence shows that when beautiful is used to describe physical beauty, it is overwhelming used of women or a physical aspect of a woman (such as her hair or skin). This hasn’t always been the case: when beautiful first came into English it was used as easily of men as it was of women. Nowadays, handsome is the adjective of appreciation most commonly used of men.
The plural noun phrase beautiful people doesn’t refer to the overall looks of the people mentioned, but rather the elegance and sumptuousness of their lives.
Synonyms
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beautiful mountain scenery
lovely is close to beautiful but applies to a narrower range of emotional excitation in suggesting the graceful, delicate, or exquisite.
handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance.
a handsome Georgian mansion
pretty often applies to superficial or insubstantial attractiveness.
a painter of conventionally pretty scenes
comely is like handsome in suggesting what is coolly approved rather than emotionally responded to.
the comely grace of a dancer
fair suggests beauty because of purity, flawlessness, or freshness.
Example Sentences
Located on one of the most beautiful and untouched coastlines in America, this recreational area has much to offer. You can hike on rocky headlands that rise dramatically from the Pacific Ocean, ride horses or bikes along scenic trails, walk along the many beaches, kayak on pristine Tomales Bay, or spy the abundance of native flowers and wildlife, including elephant seals and tule elk.
—Tim Fish, Wine Spectator, 15 Nov. 2008
In her biography of Monroe, Churchwell takes to task the relentless mythomania of her admirers and critics, who are equally invested in nurturing the legend of a hapless beautiful woman consumed by her desire for celebrity and love.
—Lakshmi Chaudhry, Nation, 27 Aug.-3 Sept. 2007
In the hothouse of today’s celebrity monoculture, the result has been the perfection of the kind of profile in which athletes and actors struggle to overcome … absence or presence in their lives of money, fame, sex and drugs. Especially so in the upscale slicks, where these stories of the rich and beautiful emerge so flat and lifeless that no one in them casts a shadow.
—Jeff MacGregor, New York Times Book Review, 21 Aug. 2005
You have the most beautiful smile.
The film tells a beautiful story about two young lovers.
Our hotel room had a beautiful view of the ocean.
The sunsets here are absolutely beautiful.
What a beautiful day for a picnic!
This is a beautiful example of early American poetry.
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Recent Examples on the Web
This sign comes with clips to hold photos of all of her beautiful grandkids (that’s you!).
—Yoora Kim, seventeen.com, 11 Apr. 2023
Being in the moment and drinking in all of life’s beautiful experiences is something that should be treasured for everyone.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2023
This simple, yet beautiful commemorative mug from Spode is timeless.
—townandcountrymag.com, 10 Apr. 2023
This was a breakfast-time cocktail that frontiersmen were drinking, not a seasonal staple choked down while wearing a beautiful, yet, comically large hat.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2023
Create a beautiful meadow with these expert tips.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
Current co-owner, 27, shared beautiful shots of her family on Instagram in February, posing with husband Patrick and their two kids.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
Your beautiful energy lights up every room!
—Country Living, 10 Apr. 2023
The panoramic view of Riverside and surrounding areas offers breathtaking views of the beautiful topography of the Inland Empire.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English bewteful, beautefull, from beaute beauty + -ful, -full -ful entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of beautiful was
in the 15th century
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“Beautiful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautiful. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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/ ˈbyu tə fəl /
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adjective
having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress;a beautiful speech.
excellent of its kind: a beautiful putt on the seventh hole; The chef served us a beautiful roast of beef.
wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying.
noun
the beautiful,
- the concept of beauty.
- (used with a plural verb) beautiful things or people collectively: the good and the beautiful.
- the ideal of beauty: to strive to attain the beautiful.
interjection
wonderful; fantastic: You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!
extraordinary; incredible: used ironically: Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!
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Origin of beautiful
First recorded in 1520–30; beauty + -ful
OTHER WORDS FROM beautiful
beau·ti·ful·ly, adverbbeau·ti·ful·ness, nounun·beau·ti·ful, adjectiveun·beau·ti·ful·ly, adverb
Words nearby beautiful
Beauport, Beauregard, beaut, beauteous, beautician, beautiful, beautifully, beautiful people, beautify, beauty, “Beauty and the Beast”
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What are other ways to say beautiful?
A person or thing that is beautiful possesses qualities that give great pleasure to see, hear, or think about. When should you use this adjective over handsome, lovely, or pretty? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Words related to beautiful
alluring, appealing, charming, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, elegant, exquisite, fascinating, fine, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, grand, handsome, lovely, magnificent, marvelous, pleasing
How to use beautiful in a sentence
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Of course, it’s sad, but it’s also the most beautiful thing.
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When the world seems upside down, it’s good to work toward something beautiful.
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The Rio Claro in Chile is one of the most beautiful stretches of river that we’ve ever seen.
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You could literally put yourself out there, but Gladys Knight is one of those people because she is just a beautiful person.
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It’s incredibly satisfying to turn a digital photograph into a beautiful, high-quality print that you can hold.
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Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
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Chen bowed her head during the playing of “America the Beautiful.”
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There was something beautiful about this, and I still see that beauty.
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Here is where the biking becomes the most beautiful — and increasingly challenging.
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In this world of ours, some melodies are just more beautiful than others.
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Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken rood-screen.
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One would not have wanted her white neck a mite less full or her beautiful arms more slender.
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It was like his beautiful courtesy to call me in and introduce me to Blow instead of letting me go away.
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Not a few of these are extremely beautiful, and are well worth growing on this account, quite apart from their peculiarity.
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Yet he realized that Mrs. Chepstow was looking less faded, younger, more beautiful than when last he had been with her.
British Dictionary definitions for beautiful
adjective
possessing beauty; aesthetically pleasing
highly enjoyable; very pleasantthe party was beautiful
Derived forms of beautiful
beautifulness, noun
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- Afrikaans: mooi (af)
- Albanian: i bukur (sq)
- American Sign Language: 5@NearCheek-PalmBack RoundVert OpenA@NearJaw-PalmBack
- Amharic: ቆንጆ (ḳonǧo)
- Arabic: جَمِيل (ar) (jamīl)
- Egyptian Arabic: جميل (gamīl)
- Moroccan Arabic: غزال m (ḡuzāl), جميل (jmīl), زوين m (zwīn)
- Aramaic: שפירא
- Armenian: գեղեցիկ (hy) (gełecʿik), սիրուն (hy) (sirun)
- Assamese: ধুনীয়া (dhunia) (common), ভাল লগা (bhal loga), সুন্দৰ (xundor)
- Asturian: guapu m, guapa f, formosu m, formosa f
- Auslan: please add this translation if you can
- Avar: берцинаб (bercinab)
- Azerbaijani: gözəl (az), qəşəng (az), yaraşıqlı
- Bashkir: матур (matur)
- Basque: eder
- Belait: jie batien
- Belarusian: выда́тны (vydátny), прыго́жы m (pryhóžy), харо́шы (xaróšy), красі́вы (krasívy), урадлі́вы (uradlívy), фа́йны (fájny)
- Bengali: সুন্দর (bn) (śundor), খুবসুরত (bn) (khubśurot), হাসিন (bn) (hasin)
- Bikol Central: magayon (bcl)
- Breton: brav (br), kaer (br)
- Brunei Bisaya: bagak
- Brunei Malay: bisai
- Bulgarian: краси́в (bg) (krasív), прекра́сен (bg) (prekrásen)
- Burmese: လှသော (hla.sau:), လှပ (my) (hla.pa.)
- Buryat: һайхан (hajxan)
- Catalan: bell (ca) m, bella (ca) f, formós (ca) m, formósa f, bonic (ca) m, bonica (ca) f
- Cebuano: matahom (of a female), maanyag (of a person)
- Central Dusun: olumis
- Chamicuro: pya’c̈homa, pewa puti’na
- Chechen: хаза (xaza)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 靚/靓 (yue) (leng3), 好睇 (yue) (hou2 tai2) (object), 漂亮 (yue) (piu3 loeng6) (formal), 美麗/美丽 (yue) (mei5 lai6) (formal)
- Dungan: җүн (žün), җүн-ён (žün-i͡on), җиҗүн (žižün), җүнмый (žünmɨy)
- Mandarin: 漂亮 (zh) (piàoliang), 美 (zh) (měi), 好看 (zh) (hǎokàn), 美麗/美丽 (zh) (měilì)
- Min Dong: 俊 (cdo) (cóng), 漂亮 (cdo) (piĕu-liông)
- Min Nan: 媠 (zh-min-nan) (súi), 美麗/美丽 (zh-min-nan) (bí-lē), 好看 (zh-min-nan) (hó-khòaⁿ), 媠噹噹/媠当当 (zh-min-nan) (súi-tang-tang)
- Teochew: 雅 (ngia2)
- Wu: 漂亮 (wuu) (phiau lian), 好看 (wuu) (hau khoe)
- Coastal Kadazan: olumis
- Coptic: ⲛⲉⲥⲉ (nese)
- Cornish: teg
- Czech: krásný (cs), pěkný (cs), sličný (cs) (literary)
- Dalmatian: bial
- Danish: smuk (da)
- Dutch: mooi (nl), schoon (nl)
- Egyptian: (nfr)
- Esperanto: bela (eo)
- Estonian: kaunis (et), ilus (et)
- Faroese: vakur (fo), penur, fagur
- Fijian: totoka
- Finnish: kaunis (fi)
- French: beau (fr) m, belle (fr) f
- Friulian: biel m, biele f
- Georgian: მშვენიერი (mšvenieri), ლამაზი (lamazi), ტურფა (ṭurpa), საუცხოო (saucxoo), საყვარელი (saq̇vareli), მომხიბლავი (momxiblavi), მიმზიდველი (mimzidveli), სასიამოვნო (sasiamovno), სანდომიანი (sandomiani), წარმტაცი (c̣armṭaci), თვალწარმტაცი (tvalc̣armṭaci), კოხტა (ḳoxṭa), მოხდენილი (moxdenili), პირმშვენიერი (ṗirmšvenieri)
- German: schön (de)
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (skauns)
- Greek: ωραίος (el) (oraíos), όμορφος (el) (ómorfos)
- Ancient: καλός (kalós), ὡραῖος (hōraîos)
- Gujarati: સુંદર (sundar)
- Haitian Creole: bò
- Hawaiian: nani
- Hebrew: יָפֶה (he) m (yafé), יָפָה (he) f (yafá)
- Hindi: ख़ूबसूरत (xūbsūrat), सुन्दर (hi) (sundar)
- Hungarian: szép (hu), gyönyörű (hu)
- Hunsrik: scheen
- Icelandic: fallegur (is), fagur (is)
- Ido: bela (io)
- Igbo: oma
- Indonesian: indah (id), cantik (id), ayu (id), molek (id), cakep (id)
- Interlingua: belle (ia)
- Irish: álainn, spéiriúil, dathúil, galánta
- Isan: please add this translation if you can
- Istriot: biel m, biela f
- Italian: bello (it) m, bella (it) f, affascinante (it), incantevole (it), meraviglioso (it)
- Japanese: 美しい (ja) (うつくしい, utsukushii), 綺麗 (ja) (きれい, kirei), 素敵 (ja) (すてき, suteki)
- Jingpho: tsawm
- Kabuverdianu: bunitu, benite
- Kalmyk: please add this translation if you can
- Kannada: ಸುಂದರ (kn) (sundara)
- Kazakh: әдемі (kk) (ädemı), әсем (äsem)
- Khanty: хурамӑӈ (xuramăň) (Kazym)
- Khmer: ស្អាត (km) (sʼaat), ល្អ (km) (lʼɑɑ)
- Korean: 아름답다 (ko) (areumdapda)
- Kunigami: 清ーらせん (すーらせん, sūrasen)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: جوان (ckb) (cwan), ئێسک سووک (êsk sûk)
- Northern Kurdish: xweşik (ku), spehî (ku)
- Kyrgyz: сулуу (ky) (suluu), көркөм (ky) (körköm), кооз (ky) (kooz), сонун (ky) (sonun), чырайлуу (ky) (çırayluu), чырай жүздүү (ky) (çıray jüzdüü), сулуу (ky) (suluu), укмуштай (ky) (ukmuştay), укмуштай (ky) (ukmuştay), ажайып (ky) (ajayıp), көйүткөн (ky) (köyütkön)
- Laboya: jorro
- Ladino: ermozo m, ermoza f
- Lao: ງາມ (ngām), ງ້ອມ (ngǭm), ຈຸບຸ (chu bu), ຊະແລບ (sa lǣp)
- Latin: pulcher, formosus m, bellus (la) m
- Latvian: skaists, daiļš, glīts
- Limburgish: sjoen
- Lithuanian: gražus (lt)
- Lombard: bel, bèll
- Low German: schöön (nds), scheun
- Lü: ᦇᦱᧄ (ngaam)
- Macedonian: убав (ubav), прекрасен (prekrasen)
- Malay: cantik (ms), indah (ms), molek (ms)
- Malayalam: സുന്ദരം (ml) (sundaraṃ)
- Manchu: ᠰᠠᡳᡴᠠᠨ (saikan), ᡥᠣᠴᡳᡴᠣᠨ (hocikon)
- Manx: aalin, bwaagh, bwoyagh
- Maori: waiwaiā, pīwari (mi), hūmārie, hūmārire, purotu, rerehua, tau (mi), ātanga, ātaahua
- Marathi: सुंदर (sundar)
- Mazanderani: قشنگ, خجیر
- Middle English: beautevous, wynsom
- Mongolian: сайхан (mn) (sajxan), гуа (mn) (gua), үзэсгэлэнтэй (üzesgelentej)
- Mòcheno: schea’
- Navajo: nizhóní, nizhóní yeeʼ
- Norman: bieau m, belle f
- Northern Thai: please add this translation if you can
- Occitan: bèl (oc) m, bèla (oc) f, bèu (oc) m
- Okinawan: 清らさん, 美らさん (ちゅらさん, churasan)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: ⰾⱑⱂⱏ (lěpŭ)
- Glagolitic: лѣпъ (lěpŭ), красьнъ (krasĭnŭ)
- Old East Slavic: лѣпъ (lěpŭ), красьнъ (krasĭnŭ)
- Old English: fæġer
- Old Javanese: bĕcik
- Old Norse: fagr
- Old Occitan: bel
- Oriya: ସୁନ୍ଦର (sundôrô)
- Pashto: ښکلی (ps) (ẍkwëlay)
- Persian: زیبا (fa) (zibâ), قشنگ (fa) (qašang)
- Plautdietsch: schmock, scheen
- Polish: piękny (pl), fajny (pl)
- Portuguese: belo (pt) m, bela (pt) f, bonito (pt) m, bonita (pt) f, lindo (pt) m, linda (pt) f
- Punjabi: ਸੁਹਣਾ (pa) (suhṇā)
- Quechua: sumaq (qu), şumag, k’acha
- Romagnol: bël
- Romani: śukar
- Romanian: frumos (ro) m or n, frumoasă (ro) f
- Romansch: bel m, bella f, bi m, biala f
- Russian: краси́вый (ru) (krasívyj), прекра́сный (ru) (prekrásnyj), приго́жий (ru) (prigóžij) (folklore, poetic), ле́пый (ru) (lépyj) (archaic)
- Sanskrit: सुन्दर (sa) (sundara), सुरूप (sa) (surūpa), मञ्जु (sa) (mañju)
- Sardinian: bedhu m, bedha f, bellu m, bella f
- Scottish Gaelic: àlainn, bòidheach, brèagha, fèilleil, grinn, maiseach, rìomhach, sgèimheach
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ле̑п, лије̑п, лип
- Roman: lȇp (sh), lijȇp (sh), lip
- Shan: ႁၢင်ႈလီ (shn) (hāang lǐi)
- Sicilian: beddu (scn) m, bedda (scn) f
- Sidamo: xuʼma
- Sinhalese: ලස්සන (si) (lassana), සුන්දර (sundara)
- Slovak: krásny, pekný
- Slovene: lep (sl)
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian: rědny
- Southern Thai: please add this translation if you can
- Spanish: hermoso (es), bello (es), lindo (es), guapo (es), bonito (es)
- Sudovian: grazi, skaista f
- Swahili: zuri (sw)
- Swedish: fin (sv), vacker (sv)
- Tagalog: maganda (tl)
- Tajik: зебо (tg) (zebo), хушрӯ (xušrü)
- Talysh: ğəşəng, reçin, rəvoşin, xos, cıvon
- Tamil: அழகிய (ta) (aḻakiya)
- Tatar: матур (matur), гүзәл (güzäl)
- Telugu: అందమైన (te) (andamaina), చక్కని (te) (cakkani)
- Thai: สุนทร (th) (sǔn-tɔɔn), สวย (th) (sǔai), งาม (th) (ngaam)
- Tocharian B: kartse
- Toku-No-Shima: 清らさい (きゅらさい, kyurasai)
- Tswana: -ntle
- Turkish: güzel (tr)
- Turkmen: görmegeý, gözel, gelşikli
- Tutong: lawa’
- Ukrainian: вродли́вий (vrodlývyj), краси́вий (uk) (krasývyj), га́рний (uk) (hárnyj), хоро́ший (xoróšyj), фа́йний (fájnyj), кра́сний (uk) (krásnyj)
- Urdu: خوبصورت (xūbsūrat), سندر (sundar)
- Uyghur: گۈزەل (güzel)
- Uzbek: yoqimli (uz), goʻzal (uz)
- Venetian: beło m, beła f
- Vietnamese: đẹp (vi), xinh đẹp (vi)
- Volapük: jönik (vo), (augmentative) lejönik (vo)
- Walloon: bea (wa) m, bele (wa) f
- Welsh: hardd (cy), prydferth (cy)
- West Coast Bajau: lawa’
- West Frisian: moai, kreas
- Yiddish: שיין (sheyn)
- Zhuang: baenzsau, gacae, giengh
Other forms: beautifulest
The adjective beautiful describes a thing that is pleasing to the senses. A field of wildflowers, a colorful sunset, and an abstract sculpture could all be considered beautiful.
The word beautiful is closely related to the words beauty and beautify, and you’ll notice they all share the same beginning, beau-. Almost anything can be described as beautiful because, as the saying goes, «Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.» So while you may think the brown spotted grass frog is unattractive, a scientist who spends all day studying them may think it’s beautiful.
Definitions of beautiful
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adjective
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
“a
beautiful child”“beautiful country”
“a
beautiful painting”“a
beautiful theory”“a
beautiful party”-
Synonyms:
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attractive
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
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beauteous
(poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight
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bonnie, bonny, comely, fair, sightly
very pleasing to the eye
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dishy
(informal British) sexually attractive
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exquisite
of extreme beauty
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better-looking, fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
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glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous
having great beauty and splendor
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gorgeous
dazzlingly beautiful
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lovely
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
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picturesque
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
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pretty
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
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pretty-pretty
ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty
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pulchritudinous
used of persons only; having great physical beauty
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ravishing
stunningly beautiful
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scenic
used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
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stunning
strikingly beautiful or attractive
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graceful
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
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pleasing
giving pleasure and satisfaction
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attractive
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adjective
(of weather) highly enjoyable
“what a
beautiful day”-
Synonyms:
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pleasant
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
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pleasant
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That in the beginning when the world was young there were a great many thoughts but no such thing as truth. Man made the truths himself and each truth was a composite of a great many vague thoughts. All about in the world were truths and they were all beautiful.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BEAUTIFUL
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEAUTIFUL
Beautiful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.
WHAT DOES BEAUTIFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Beautiful
Beautiful is an adjective used to describe things as possessing beauty. Beautiful may also refer to…
Definition of beautiful in the English dictionary
The definition of beautiful in the dictionary is possessing beauty; aesthetically pleasing. Other definition of beautiful is highly enjoyable; very pleasant.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEAUTIFUL
Synonyms and antonyms of beautiful in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «BEAUTIFUL»
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TRANSLATION OF BEAUTIFUL
Find out the translation of beautiful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beautiful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beautiful» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
美丽
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
precioso
570 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
सुंदर
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
جَمِيل
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
красивый
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
bonito
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
সুন্দর
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
beau
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Cantik
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
schön
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
美しい
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
아름다운
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Ayu
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
đẹp
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
அழகான
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
सुंदर
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
güzel
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
bello
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
piękny
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
красивий
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
frumos
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
όμορφος
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
pragtige
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
vacker
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
vakker
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of beautiful
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAUTIFUL»
The term «beautiful» is very widely used and occupies the 1.202 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of beautiful
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «beautiful».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAUTIFUL» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «beautiful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «beautiful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beautiful
10 QUOTES WITH «BEAUTIFUL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word beautiful.
That in the beginning when the world was young there were a great many thoughts but no such thing as truth. Man made the truths himself and each truth was a composite of a great many vague thoughts. All about in the world were truths and they were all beautiful.
We should burn all libraries and allow to remain only that which everyone knows by heart. A beautiful age of the legend would then begin.
I love a woman, I love to judge how beautiful she is, how beautiful I can make her.
The Indians have such strong traditions and aesthetics, and the people are beautiful, as are their goods.
We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We have never done a sad work. Through the drawings, we hope a majority will be able to visualize it.
It’s beautiful being out in the wild.
Darling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them.
I saw a lot of haute couture all my childhood, and without knowing it I’ve learned from when I was a child to recognise beautiful fabrics.
Gary Allan has long been one of country’s most reliably velvet-voiced beautiful losers.
I feel like I’m beautiful, and every woman should feel like that.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEAUTIFUL»
Discover the use of beautiful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beautiful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Information is Beautiful
We need a brand new way to take it all in. ‘Information is Beautiful’ transforms the ideas surrounding and swamping us into graphs and maps that anyone can follow at a single glance.
When thirteen-year-old Cassie moves to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind.
3
Beautiful: A Beautiful Girl. an Evil Man. One Inspiring True …
Beautiful is the moving true story of how one young woman had her mind, body and spirit cruelly snatched from her and how she fought to get them back.
4
Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions
In this insightful book, you’ll learn from the best data practitioners in the field just how wide-ranging — and beautiful — working with data can be.
Toby Segaran, Jeff Hammerbacher, 2009
A Beautiful Mind traces the meteoric rise of John Forbes Nash, Jr., a prodigy and legend by the age of thirty, who dazzled the mathematical world by solving a series of deep problems deemed «impossible» by other mathematicians.
6
Beautiful Disaster: A Novel
The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl.
7
Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction
Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help.
8
Beautiful Fighting Girl
From Nausicaä to Sailor Moon, understanding girl heroines of manga and anime within otaku culture.
9
Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think
This book contains 33 chapters contributed by Brian Kernighan, KarlFogel, Jon Bentley, Tim Bray, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Michael Feathers,Alberto Savoia, Charles Petzold, Douglas Crockford, Henry S. Warren,Jr., Ashish Gulhati, Lincoln Stein, …
Andy Oram, Greg Wilson, 2007
From the Trade Paperback edition.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEAUTIFUL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beautiful is used in the context of the following news items.
Former Disney Chief Clarifies ‘Beautiful, Funny Women’ Comment
Michael Eisner has released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter clarifying his earlier remark about beautiful, funny women in the movie … «TIME, Jul 15»
Tamera Mowry Reveals the «Beautiful» Meaning Behind Baby …
«It was and is such a beautiful name,» she shared. The only catch was the Sister, Sister star wanted to spell her daughter’s name phonetically. «E! Online, Jul 15»
Simply beautiful
“You at your most beautiful,” Tilbury sums up, when asked about the ethos behind her eponymous beauty line, which launches at Holt Renfrew … «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
White Filly Beautiful Devil Carries Tradition
Beautiful Devil, a rare white Thoroughbred bred and owned by Patchen Wilkes Farm, won in her second career start at Belterra Park in Ohio … «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»
The Mornin’ Ain’t So Beautiful For This Dark ‘Oklahoma!’ Production
Now, it does it in a way that is sunny and funny and full of beautiful music. And that juxtaposition makes that violence even more disquieting.» … «NPR, Jul 15»
Beautiful Vermont Swimming Hole Takes Another Life
Police tell The Burlington Free Press that 22-year-old Elanie Santor of Milton was walking with two companions Sunday when she lost her … «WAMC, Jul 15»
The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Maya and Mom Fight — Steffy …
“The Bold and the Beautiful” spoilers for Monday, July 6, tease that Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) will make another attempt to pull Liam … «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
‘American Idol’ Winner Nick Fradiani Performs ‘Beautiful Life’ at FIFA …
As a part of his American Idol win, Fradiani’s «Beautiful Life» was used as the official anthem of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Billboard … «Music Times, Jul 15»
A Beautiful Look at a Greek Tradition Involving 100K Homemade …
Here’s a fantastic piece of visual storytelling: the New York-based production company Variable recently traveled to the small Greek island of … «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
The Beautiful Mustachioed Woman: How Frida Kahlo Inspired Me To …
Before I discovered the wonderful effects of laser hair removal, I had a mustache. Not the cute, peach fuzz, blonde kind but a regular ol’, … «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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