What is a word that means beautiful

Some common synonyms of beautiful are comely, fair, handsome, lovely, and pretty. While all these words mean “exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure,” beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses.

In this post

  • 1 What is the most powerful word for beautiful?
  • 2 What is a word for beyond beautiful?
  • 3 What’s a big word for beautiful?
  • 4 What is a positive word for beautiful?
  • 5 Which word is stronger beautiful or pretty?
  • 6 How do you describe a beautiful soul?
  • 7 How do you call a woman beautiful?
  • 8 What is another word for natural beauty?
  • 9 What are some beautiful rare words?
  • 10 What are some unique beautiful words?
  • 11 What are some classy words?
  • 12 What is another word for inner beauty?
  • 13 What word means beautiful spirit?
  • 14 How do you praise a girl beauty in one word?
  • 15 How would you describe a kind woman?
  • 16 What do you call a perfect woman?
  • 17 How do you say your beautiful without saying it?
  • 18 What is world’s rarest word?
  • 19 What’s a unique word?
  • 20 What is the hottest word?

What is the most powerful word for beautiful?

Pulchritudinous is an adjective that means physically beautiful or attractive. Pulchritudinous is a grandiose way of saying someone or something is good-looking.

Some common synonyms of gorgeous are glorious, resplendent, splendid, sublime, and superb. While all these words mean “extraordinarily or transcendently impressive,” gorgeous implies a rich splendor especially in display of color.

What’s a big word for beautiful?

Pleasing in appearance; good-looking, handsome, comely, etc.

What is a positive word for beautiful?

Amazing stunningly beautiful; possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; inspiring awe or admiration. Angelic heavenly; divine; pure; cute; radiant. Appealing attractive; interesting; inviting; charming. Athletic well proportioned and developed body; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous.

Which word is stronger beautiful or pretty?

Being beautiful is being more than pretty. Online and physical dictionaries carry the definition of beautiful as pleasing not to the eyes but the mind and senses aesthetically. A great example would be to say a poem is beautiful, meaning it pleases the listener of the narration or the reader.

How do you describe a beautiful soul?

When someone says that a person has a beautiful soul, typically they’re referring to someone with a kind, giving nature—someone confident, genuine, balanced, and understanding. People with beautiful souls make others feel safe and at peace.

How do you call a woman beautiful?

Beautiful woman – thesaurus

  1. beauty. noun. a beautiful woman.
  2. beauty queen. noun. a woman who wins a beauty contest.
  3. siren. noun. mainly journalism a beautiful but dangerous woman.
  4. goddess. noun. a very beautiful woman.
  5. cover girl. noun.
  6. English rose. noun.
  7. belle. noun.
  8. enchantress. noun.

What is another word for natural beauty?

What is another word for natural beauty?

beauty attractiveness
bloom exquisiteness
handsomeness pulchritude
artistry beauteousness
heavenliness magnificence

What are some beautiful rare words?

Here are 126 rare words with beautiful meanings:

  • Zephyr. Noun: a calm, gentle breeze.
  • Eunoia. Noun: beautiful thinking; healthy mind.
  • Fika. Noun: a moment to slow down and appreciate the little things in life.
  • Philocalist. Noun: lover of beauty; someone who finds beauty in all things.
  • Redamancy.
  • Aliferous.
  • Munificence.
  • Peiskos.

What are some unique beautiful words?

The 30 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language

  • Sibilance. “Sibilance” refers to the distinctive hiss-like sound made by the letter S, or comparable sounds like a soft C.
  • Tranquility.
  • Loquacious.
  • Lagniappe.
  • Epiphany.
  • Plethora.
  • Vellichor.
  • Aurora.

What are some classy words?

classy

  • courtly,
  • elegant,
  • fine,
  • graceful,
  • handsome,
  • majestic,
  • refined,
  • stately,

What is another word for inner beauty?

What is another word for inner beauty?

generosity compassion
warmth thoughtfulness
helpfulness concern
care considerateness
selflessness benignity

What word means beautiful spirit?

psyche beauty soul beauteous fair spirit lovely ghost houri beautify gorgeous nymph cherub ensoul scenic soulless calligraphy exquisite beautiful reincarnation metempsychosis.

How do you praise a girl beauty in one word?

admirable, adorable, alluring, angelic, appealing, beauteous, bewitching, captivating, charming, classy, comely, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, enthralling, enticing, excellent, exquisite, fair, fascinating, fetching, fine, foxy, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, grand, handsome, ideal, inviting

How would you describe a kind woman?

Affectionate – She demonstrates kindness to others in a physical way. Amicable – She is friendly and cares about the needs of others. Benevolent – She makes decisions that benefit others more than herself. Considerate – She predicts what others need and acts before she is asked.

What do you call a perfect woman?

the apple of your eye. winner.

How do you say your beautiful without saying it?

I have never seen anyone as beautiful as you You make my heart melt Your beauty is incomparable Your smile melts my heart Lovely Dazzling Wow, You are gorgeous. Delightful Handsome I think you are very attractive think you’re good-looking Appealing Grand Charming Pretty Splendid Graceful You look drop dead gorgeous.

What is world’s rarest word?

Here are the fifteen most unusual words you can find in the English language.

  • Nudiustertian.
  • Quire.
  • Yarborough.
  • Tittynope.
  • Winklepicker.
  • Ulotrichous.
  • Kakorrhaphiophobia.
  • Xertz. Who would have imagined it?

What’s a unique word?

To explain this very simply, a unique word is one that’s unusual or different in some way. It might have a complicated history or interesting connections to another language. But, primarily what makes an English word interesting is its unusual spelling, pronunciation or meaning.

What is the hottest word?

What’s the Sexiest Word in the English Language?

  • gatefold.
  • bildungsroman.
  • vivacious.
  • slipstream.
  • pushpin.
  • gingerly.
  • Zima.
  • Sussudio.

bragelinaDo you have a hard time finding different ways to describe beautiful and attractive things, experiences, and people?

English has so many ways to say the same thing. This rich mix of different tongues and the evolution of English (much thanks to our friend Shakespeare) has made English the beautiful mélange [mixture] that it is today. Pay attention to the Etymology of some of the words below.

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Your native language probably has an elaborate selection of words to describe beauty and attraction, but you probably only know a few in English.  By creating a rich vocabulary, you enrich your English and sound much more natural.

The 16 Most Common Synonyms For Beauty

*Organized from innocent to more suggestive of romantic and/or sexual interest

1. Cute can be used to describe a dog, a baby, or a person you are attracted to in a romantic or non-romantic way.  To call somebody cute is often the first phase of romantic interest, but it can also be confused with a plutonic/NON-romantic love.

cute

2. Adorable has the same sense as cute, but it’s a bit stronger. It’s a way to talk about a lighter, more playful form of beauty that can be applied to pets, babies/kids, and people for whom you may or may not have a romantic attraction.  Adore as a verb, however, means to have a deep love and respect for someone.

adorable

3. Attractive is the most generic and objective way to say that another person has a pleasing appearance. It does not necessarily denote romantic interest. This is a word you might use to talk about a person (to objectively describe someone as good-looking) and not to a person your interested in.

attractive

4. Good-looking is one of the most common ways to describe a person who is attractive. Although good-looking is a little more suggestive of romantic intentions than the word attractive, it does not necessarily denote romantic interest.  It is used to talk about people who have a pleasing appearance. Good-looking comes from to look good (e.g. you look good in that dress).

good-looking

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5. Beautiful is the classic way to describe a feminine beauty (at least when talking about people), which often expresses both outer and inner beauty. Calling a person of the opposite sex beautiful (i.e. you are beautiful) is more and more suggestive of romantic interest because it could denote attraction to their whole being.

This is, however, different than saying “you look beautiful” (a compliment on somebody’s current appearance which may or may not denote romantic interest). It’s also important to keep in mind that a woman (especially) often compliments another woman’s physical beauty without romantic intentions, as a man may (to a woman). But it’s rare to hear a heterosexual man describe another man as beautiful.

*Important Cultural Note: With romantic intentions, beautiful is generally used to describe a feminine or very intimate beauty. So, in English speaking cultures, it’s not common for a woman to call a man beautiful unless she was describing a more delicate type of beauty. While a man would call a woman beautiful, a woman would call a man good-looking, cute, or even handsome. Also keep in mind that beautiful is not just used to describe people, but also places and things, which is much more universal.

beautiful

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6. Handsome is a word that is traditionally used to describe an attractive man. In the United States, this is a more old-fashioned word, and is rarely used by younger generations, while Australians of all ages use this to describe attractive men all the time.

In the U.S. the general tendency (for younger people) in describing an attractive man isn’t to use beautiful or handsome (although they aren’t incorrect).  Most people younger than 40 would use good-looking or cute in this situation.

handsome

7. Pretty is similar to beautiful in meaning, but in a more innocent and/or physical way. Beautiful is a more powerful and complete concept (beauty can describe not just outer beauty, but also inner beauty, as well as grace), and has more of an impact. Pretty, on the other hand, may be more based on physical appearance that can be molded by cosmetics. While it does denote attraction and there’s nothing superficial about this word, pretty is not as deep and significant as beautiful. It’s also not so formal.

Note: This is another word describing feminine beauty. A woman would generally never call a man “pretty.” Another common collocation is for a witch to call kids “my pretties” when she has a malicious intention.

pretty

8. Gorgeous is another synonym for beautiful that denotes a very powerful physical attraction. While the world beautiful may have more of an inner/outer quality, gorgeous is purely physical attraction. This can be used for both feminine and masculine beauty, although it is more common for women to use this to describe men.

gorgeous

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9. Lovely is a synonym for what is generally a feminine beauty that describes an elegant and/or radiant beauty. You can also use it to describe things and events (i.e. I had a lovely time at the park, my vacation was lovely, etc). This is used a lot in posh British English.

lovely

10. Exquisite means to be beautiful in a very delicate and refined way. Similar to the word lovely, when describing people, exquisite denotes an extreme feminine beauty. Employing similar qualities (delicate, refined, etc), we can use exquisite to talk about food, wine, an experience, and anything else that demands a keen/sensitive attention to details.

exquisite

11. Stunning is a surprising and/or shocking appearance, which supposedly may even cause the loss of consciousness. It is commonly used to describe feminine beauty, but can be used to describe a man too.

stunning

12. Foxy is another word that is used in English to describe a very attractive woman or man. You can say “she’s foxy,” or “She is a fox,” although this word is not used so much nowadays (it’s more 7o’s slang). The literal meaning of a fox is a wild animal (similar to a dog- see definition below), and the origin of the British word is foxismonitism, which means young and attractive.

Check your translations: When I was a beginning Spanish speaker in Mexico, I learned that the literal translation for fox in Spanish was zorra. So I was on a date with a foxy woman one night, and everything was going really well until I looked her in the eyes and said “eres muy zorra” and she surprised me with a slap in the face. Apparently zorra means prostitute in Spanish.

foxy

13. Radiant is a bright, or shining kind of beautiful that is specifically used to describe feminine beauty. This is a beauty that is vibrant with light, luminosity, life, energy and health. It also is common to use this as a temporal, in-the-moment beauty.

radiant

14. Sexy is a word that I believe translates into other languages and most people have an understanding of. It means that the person is attractive in a very sexual, sensual way, that they cause excitement. Nowadays, however, when used in a colloquial sense, sexy can sometimes be used to describe exciting, glamorous and/or trendy things, like a “sexy new guitar,” or a “sexy new computer” (similar to chic).

sexy

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15. Hot is similar to sexy in that it’s an attractiveness that provokes sexual interest or even lust. You can say that “he is hot,” or that “he is a hottie.” Both hot and sexy are slightly objectifying. Here’s a definition from urban dictionary.

hot

16. Babe is noun used to describe a very beautiful woman (or in rare cases, a man). It’s to the same degree as gorgeous, but it’s definitely not as common as it used to be. You’ll certainly see a lot of pop cultural references though in old movies and songs.

babe

59 More Common Synonyms and Collocations For Beauty 

These are in Alphabetical Order with a asterisk* next to ones that I perceive to be more popular

  • *Aesthetically Pleasing (adj) is a more objective way to say that it pleases the senses. It’s much more common to use this to describe design than human beings (it’s very objective).
  • *Appealing (adj) : Something that is attractive or interesting (it appeals to you). We use this to talk about things and/or ideas, and it doesn’t commonly connote romantic intention with people.
  • *Alluring (adj): Something that seduces or lures you in a mysterious way.  You can say this about a person or a thing.
  • *Amazing (adj): Something or someone that surprises or impresses you (when describing a person, this is more of an in-depth feeling, not strictly external beauty).
  • *Angelic (adj)/ an Angel (n): Is another way to describe something of a religious connotation, or, when describing a person, a mystical or sacred type of connection or beauty.
  • *Banging (bangin’) (adj) (Banging) is an informal but popular slang expression meaning sexy or hot when describing a person (mainly used to describe women), but can also mean that something is awesome (non-sexual). It comes from the verb bang, which means to hit hard, and can also be a synonym for “to have sex.”
  • A Beauty/ A Beaut (n) is to describe a particularly perfect example of something (for things and people), mainly used by men.
  • Becoming (adj) is more of an elegant word meaning that it brings out the beauty, such as a nice dress or shirt that makes a person or thing more beautiful. It can also mean that it is appropriate, or fits well with something.
  • Beguiling (adj) is a type of beauty that is charming and attractive, but sometimes in a clever or deceptive way.
  • Bewitching/Bewitched (adj) has the quality of “casting a spell” on somebody, being hypnotized, or losing control, as is often the case with romantic desires.
  • Bootylicious (adj) the name of a famous Destiny’s Child song is a combination of the words booty (butt or ass) with delicious. This is a more “curvaceous” or voluptuous (as referring to a full-figured or bigger woman) form of sexual attractiveness.
  • *Breathtaking (adj) is something that takes the breath away and if often used to describe natural beauty or something of extreme grace.
  • Buxom (adj) is a particularly voluptuous and/or big-breasted form of feminine beauty.
  • *Captivating (adj) is a type of beauty that surprises and holds you captive (prisoner). This is often used to describe people and things that grab you and leave you without control.
  • *Charming (adj) is a pleasantly hypnotic aspect of a person that may have more to do with their behavior and/or presence. This is used much more to describe the ideal man (i.e. prince charming) in a romantic sense than a woman. Similar to bewitched and enchanting.
  • Comely (adj) is a word that originates from “becoming” and has a similar meaning. This is an attractive combination, or something that fits well together, such as clothes, or a couple that complements each other.
  • Dainty (adj) is a delicate or exquisite feminine beauty. This word is a bit old-fashioned and common in old-English literature.
  • *Dazzling (adj) is something or someone who dazzles you, or blinds you with a bright and surprising light that confuses your vision.
  • Delightful (adj) is something that delights, or pleases you. When talking about beauty, it’s something that pleases the senses.
  • *Divine (adj) is a word used to describe a heavenly or sacred type beauty, similar to angelic. 
  • Doll (n) is a bit of an outdated/old-fashioned adjective to describe beauty or cuteness, most likely originating from toy dolls . It has a connotation of smooth, delicate features, with a hint of innocence. You might see these in old movies.
  • Dreamy (adj) is a type of human beauty that invokes a person to daydream (to fantasize about something). Although this word is outdated/old-fashioned, a teenage girl might describe her crush (the person she likes) as dreamy.
  • *Drop-Dead (adj) Gorgeous is a common collocation for a woman or man who is so attractive that your heart will stop beating. Drop-dead is only used to describe people.
  • * Eye-Catching refers to something that catches/grabs the eyes and attention from people, literally attracting looks from all around.  As exemplified
  • Easy on the eyes (adj) is a type of beauty that makes it easy to look at that person. It is, of course, an understatement (the presence of something as being smaller). Also Not Hard to Look At.
  • *Eye-Candy (n) is an informal slang expression meaning that something tastes good to your eyes, but doesn’t have a lot of depth. Although it is not a bad word, it is very direct and sexual.
  • Enchanting (adj) is a beauty or appeal that has the power to enchant, or “casts a spell” over you (uses magic to change your state). This can be used with people and things. Similar to charming and bewitched.
  • *Fabulous (adj) is a beauty or appeal that inspires wonder. Similar to wonderful and amazing.
  • Fair (adj) is a very delicate form of beauty that comes from old-English (i.e. my fair lady or the ).  It also means just, or light-skinned and/or blonde.
  • *Fine (adj) is a 90’s slang word meaning sexy or attractive (man or woman), often used by young people.
  • *Fly (adj) is a 90’s ghetto slang word that means anything from cool, to sort of a mix between beautiful and cool. It can be used to describe a person or a thing. 
  • Fetching (adj) is an adjective meaning attractive that comes from old English. ‘To Fetch” literally means “to go get” or “grab.” It can be used for things and people. 
  • *A Goddess (n) is literally a female deity, but when describing an attractive female it means that she is so beautiful that she has a sacred, divine quality that is almost superhuman.
  • Glamorous (adj) means to possess a magical and/or exciting charm, or glamour.
  • Glorious (adj) is a type of appeal that evokes splendor, admiration, and glory.
  • *Graceful (adj) is an elegant type of beauty, often delicate in appearance or movement.
  • *A Head turner (n) is a person so beautiful that they cause people to turn their heads to look at them as they walk or drive past (often causing car accidents).
  • Heart-stopping (adj) is an extreme and surprising type of beauty that is said to “stop the heart.”
  • *Hottie (adj) is a synonym, often used by adolescents or young people, to describe someone who is sexy and attractive. Urban dictionary defines “hottie” as someone who physically attractive but doesn’t know it yet.
  • Hypnotic (adj) is somebody who is so attractive that they hypnotize you in a way that you lose control.
  • *Irresistible (adj) is a type of attraction or appeal that cannot be resisted. This is often used to describe a beautiful person, but is also used to describe emotions, feelings, and impulses.
  • *A Looker (n) is a synonym for somebody who “looks good,” as in good-looking, typically used to describe a young woman.
  • *Luscious (adj) is literally something that tastes good, rich, and sweet. As is often the case, the sensual experience of food transfers over to describe somebody who is sensually attractive.
  • *Magnetic (adj) is an attractiveness or appeal that acquires the quality of a magnet, that lures, pulls you toward it.
  • *Magnificent (adj) is an impressive and extravagant type of beauty that can be used to describe a person or a thing. 
  • *Marvelous (adj) is an adjective that literally means to inspire wonder, awe, and admiration. It can be used to describe a strong attraction or appeal toward a person, or a thing. 
  • *Nice (adj) is a colloquial synonym for beautiful that also means pleasant and enjoyable. When talking about a female (and possibly a male), saying that person is “nice” implies sexual attraction (Australian English).
  • *A Perfect 10 (n) is a person (usually a woman) who gets a perfect score on a scale of 1 to 10. This 1 to 10 scale/scorecard is a way shallower men tend to objectify women and give them a superficial grade for their beauty so they can systemize and communicate their conquests with their friends. For example, a 10 is perfect, a 9 could be very beautiful/gorgeous, an 8 is beautiful, a 7 is cute, and a 6 is okay.
  • *Ravishing (adj) is an extreme and/or stunning beauty that hypnotizes you.
  • Riveting (adj) is something that fully captures your attention in a positive way to the point of losing control.
  • Seductive (adj) is a type of beauty that seduces you, attracts you, and tempts you.
  • Sensuous (adj) is another word describing purely physical beauty, referring to the appreciation of a person’s physical qualities.
  • *Smoking (smokin’ hot) is a person that is so hot (sexy) that smoke emits from them (figuratively). Urban dictionary defines it as “beyond the point of (more than) really hot.”
  • *Spectacular (adj) is a type of beauty that is dramatic and impressive, that evokes peoples attention as a spectacle. This is used for both people and things.
  • *Striking Beauty (adj) is a common collocation with beauty that describes it as something that strikes, or hits you hard, causing an impact.
  • *Sublime (adj) is a type of beauty that is almost spiritual or sacred, and that inspires admiration. This can be used to describe people, but it’s more often used to describe things. 
  • Taking (adj) is a type of person who captivates (grabs or takes you into possession) with their beauty or charm. This is not commonly used nowadays.
  • A Traffic Stopper (n) refers to a person who is so attractive that they stop traffic. Whatever the reason, this is usually a reference to women. This can be used to describe fascinating and beautiful things as well.
  • Winsome (adj) describes someone is attractive in physical appearance of character. This is not commonly used nowadays.
  • *Wonderful (adj) is a beauty or appeal that inspires wonder, amazement, curiosity.

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Definition — very beautiful or attractive

Most people don’t think of gorgeous as having much in common with the gorge in «that makes my gorge rise» (an idiom that means “to cause someone to feel like vomiting”), but the two may in fact be connected. It is thought that gorgeous comes from the French gorgias (“elegant”), which itself may be from that language’s gorge, a root shared with the English gorge.

Pixie Dust was as gorgeous in the police station’s fluorescent light as she was in the hallway at Mrs. Strojic’s.
— James Reed, Raritan (New Brunswick, NJ), Fall 2021

sunset

Definition — beauty or a beautiful thing

It is always good to be reminded that a word relating to beauty need not itself be beautiful, and many would agree that formosity is not a particularly attractive series of letters. This word shares a root with form, the Latin forma (meaning “form, beauty”).  

To the most gracious Queen of my Soul.

To the most illustrious Princess of my Heart.

To the Countess Dowager of my Affections.

To the Lady of my Conceptions.

To the Baroness of My Words and Actions.

To the Spring-Garden of all pleasure and delight.

To the Peerles Paragon of Exquisite Formosity.
— Edward Phillips, The beau’s academy, 1699

sunset

Definition — charming, winsome, beautiful, lovely

Lovesome comes from Old English, using that language’s word for love (lufu) and its adjective suffix for —some (-sum). Make sure that you do not confuse lovesome with the distinct two-word pairing of love and some (as in ‘I’d really love some pancakes right now’).

The ballad, A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, features a restrained and delicate duet by Parker and Dixon (on clarinet).
— Dave Gelly, The Observer (London, Eng.), 27 Feb. 2022

sunset

Definition — beautiful, graceful, elegant

Venust is an archaic synonym of beautiful, and may not be readily understood by your audience; but given that it begins with the name of the Roman goddess of love (Venus), you should be able to use it anyway, and have your meaning made clear through context.

“Wait, my good fellow. For such joy I take

With her venust and noblest to my make

To hold embracèd and will not her forsake

For yammer of the cuckold,

Though day break.”
— Ezra Pound, Personae, 1949

sunset

Definition — attractive, well-proportioned, and good-looking usually in a way suggesting poise, dignity, and strength

Handsome is today used more often of men (and occasionally objects) than it is of women, although this has not always be the case; throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries it was applied in near-equal measure to both sexes. The word suggests a pleasing appearance, due proportions, and a measure of dignity and taste.

And there was Bessy Witter as would ha’ given her eyes for him; she as is Mrs Carson now, for she were a handsome lass, although I never could see her beauty then; and Carson warn’t so much above her, as they’re both above us all now.
— Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton 1848

sunset

Definition — presenting a pleasing appearance : pleasing in form or look

This word should come with a warning label, for although the above definition of specious is roughly synonymous with beautiful, it is an obsolete sense, little used since the 18th century. The sense of specious that is most common today is “falsely appearing to be fair, just, or right : appearing to be true but actually false.” The reason that specious had its ‘visually pleasing’ sense prior to its ‘deceptive’ one is that the word came to English from the Latin speciosus, which could mean both “beautiful” or “plausible.”

He has a specious person, and the means

To gain the coldest heart. Apollo’s grace,

The lip of Hermes, and the port of Mars.
— Henry Boyd, Poems, Chiefly Dramatic and Lyric_, 1793

sunset

Definition — Beautiful

Beauteous is the synonym of beautiful that is closest in meaning and form, so is an excellent choice if you want a word that is ‘beautiful, but just a little bit different.’ Although it is neither archaic nor obsolete, beauteous is chiefly used in literary contexts, and so will not typically be found in conversation.

Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!

For thou hast given me in this beauteous face

A world of earthly blessings to my soul,

If sympathy of love unite our thoughts.
— William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II, 1623

sunset

Definition —  something notable of its kind: such as an outstandingly attractive or able person

While it’s true that whizzer can also carry the meaning of “one that whizzes,” and may not be the first word you choose when looking to refer to someone or something as beautiful, it has a pleasing meaning nonetheless (and there is no rule stating that all synonyms of beautiful have to be serious words).

But is she’s a whizzer … the story’s all different. They cluster like bees.
—Elizabeth Woodward, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (23 Mar. 1946

sunset

Definition — having or marked by physical comeliness

Pulchritudinous, much like formosity, is a word that does not sound very much like its meaning. Pulchritudinous (and pulchritude) come from the Latin pulcher (which means “beautiful”), the same source for a number of uncommon words in English, such as pulchrify (“to beautify”), pulchritudeness (a synonym of pulchritude), and pulchrous («fair or beautiful”).

Yes, at 6am one morning my pulchritudinous, preening peacock tenderly kissed me on the forehead, asked me to «post the keys back through the door» when I left and took flight, carefully omitting to leave a forwarding address. I’m not sure if he was in search of someone plainer or more beautiful than me, but either way, I hope his feathers fell out.
The Telegraph (London, Eng.), 24 May 2013

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

  1. 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:

    attractive

    pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

    beauteous

    (poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight

    bonnie, bonny, comely, fair, sightly

    very pleasing to the eye

    dishy

    (informal British) sexually attractive

    exquisite

    of extreme beauty

    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

    glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous

    having great beauty and splendor

    gorgeous

    dazzlingly beautiful

    lovely

    appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

    picturesque

    suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

    pretty

    pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

    pretty-pretty

    ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty

    pulchritudinous

    used of persons only; having great physical beauty

    ravishing

    stunningly beautiful

    scenic

    used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery

    stunning

    strikingly beautiful or attractive

    graceful

    characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

    pleasing

    giving pleasure and satisfaction

  2. adjective

    (of weather) highly enjoyable

    “what a
    beautiful day”

    Synonyms:

    pleasant

    affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

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Table of Contents

  1. Does beautiful mean full of beauty?
  2. What’s a word that means full of beauty?
  3. What word contains a suffix that means able to be?
  4. Is Ness high tier?
  5. Who is best against Ness?
  6. What rank is ness?
  7. Who is the weakest character in Smash ultimate?
  8. Who is the most annoying Smash character?
  9. Who has the strongest Final Smash?
  10. Is Little Mac the worst character?
  11. Is Little Mac weak?
  12. Is Little Mac White?
  13. Is Little Mac top tier?

Words related to beautiful alluring, cute, fascinating, magnificent, marvelous, graceful, fine, dazzling, superb, wonderful, delightful, pretty, grand, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, charming, good-looking, delicate, handsome.

Does beautiful mean full of beauty?

1 : having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure. 2 : generally pleasing : excellent.

What’s a word that means full of beauty?

Pulchritudinous

What word contains a suffix that means able to be?

Which word contains a suffix that means “able to be”? backward. suggestible.

Is Ness high tier?

As such, Ness is commonly considered a high-tier character.

Who is best against Ness?

The best character matchups for Ness in SSBU, the most reliable counter picks Ness is Weak Against are Young Link and Lucina. However, Ness is Strong Against Donkey Kong, Ganondorf, and Bowser.

What rank is ness?

10th

Who is the weakest character in Smash ultimate?

9 Worst: Ganondorf Nobody can prove otherwise. Despite this, he is not the best character to use in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He appears as his Ocarina Of Time version, and he’s arguably one of the weakest out of all of them.

Who is the most annoying Smash character?

Top 10 Most Annoying Characters in “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate”

  • Duck Hunt.
  • Ness.
  • Captain Falcon.
  • Ganondorf.
  • Snake.
  • Inkling.
  • Isabelle.
  • Olimar. This Pikmin star has extremely annoying spammy moves that suck the fun out of any Smash battle.

Who has the strongest Final Smash?

  • 8 Zero Suit Samus: Zero Laser.
  • 7 Pac-Man: Super Pac-Man.
  • 6 Simon & Richtor: Grand Cross.
  • 5 Captain Falcon: The Blue Falcon.
  • 4 Marth & Lucina: Critical Hit.
  • 3 Wario: Wario-Man.
  • 2 Zelda: Triforce Of Wisdom.
  • 1 Peach & Daisy: Peach Blossom.

Is Little Mac the worst character?

Little Mac has neither of these-a good recovery or at least half decent aerials. Therefore, he’s one of the worst characters in the game.

Is Little Mac weak?

Little Mac is weak Against.

Is Little Mac White?

Little Mac heavily resembles the real-life legendary boxer Jake LaMotta. Both fighters are Italian-American, from the Bronx, look similar, have nearly the same short height (Mac is 5′ 7″, Jake is 5′ 8″) and fought many opponents bigger and taller than them. It is possible Jake LaMotta is the basis for Little Mac.

Is Little Mac top tier?

Little Mac is ranked 44th out of 55 in the tier list, placing him in the E tier. This also renders him as the second lowest ranking mid-tier character….Little Mac (SSB4)

Little Mac in Super Smash Bros. 4
Other Smash Bros. appearance in Ultimate
Availability Starter
Final Smash Giga Mac
Tier E (44)

His delight in battle arises solely from the loss of a beloved wife, and sadly calculated was the end of the beautiful Mrs Macduff to make the most serious impression on a husband’s mind, all the more so, perhaps, in that so fully did she merit that epithet _beautiful_ which was always attached to her name. ❋ A. M. W. [Compiler] Stirling (N/A)

He owes (owns, possesses,) a beautiful harp — _beautiful_! ❋ Various (N/A)

— _More beautiful, most beautiful_, etc. can hardly be called degree forms of the adjective. ❋ Brainerd Kellogg (N/A)

Where the adjectives and adverbs have two or more syllables, most of them are compared by the use of the adverbs _more_ and _most_, or, if the comparison be a descending one, by the use of _less_ and _least_; as, _beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful_, and ❋ Thomas Wood (N/A)

Indoors I can’t breathe — but out of doors and at night this Paris of ours, — ah! she is still beautiful — _beautiful_! ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)

She was very young, I remember now with sorrow, and very beautiful; though _beautiful_ is not so much the word to describe her as _charming_ — magnetic, graceful, intelligent. ❋ Frances Fuller Victor (1864)

It may be said of many a man, as d’Annunzio says of the hero of his _Trionfo della Morte_ in relation to the woman he loved, that «he felt himself bound to her by the real qualities of her body, and not only by those which were most beautiful, but specially by _those which were least beautiful_» (the novelist italicizes these words), so that his attention was fixed upon her defects, and emphasized them, thus arousing within himself an impetuous state of desire. ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

How beautiful, how _beautiful_ it is to be alive! » ❋ Fanny Barry (N/A)

Oh, you are going to get such a beautiful, _beautiful_ bird! » ❋ Unknown (1888)

Yes, Miss Montague, if we can only work it up it will be a beautiful case — a _beautiful_ case, «he concluded, with singular enthusiasm. ❋ Mrs. Georgie Sheldon (1884)

«You live in such a beautiful, _beautiful_ place, with such an elegant husband, too! ❋ Caroline Lee Hentz (1828)

Leslie does not mean this as an insult, though perhaps she uses the word beautiful less easily than I. ❋ Leslie F. Miller (2009)

Although no attempt at decoration is ever made, either of the inside or the outside of the houses, it is not uncommon to hear the term beautiful applied to them. ❋ Cosmos Mindeleff (N/A)

Also this song is similar to Beautiful Disaster (hence the title beautiful mess) but now were watching it in Robs perspective. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the surface the term beautiful mess can stand for Kristen not being the typical Hollywood starlet that weve been abused with. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The term beautiful gets thrown around a lot these days, when in fact there really aren’t that many celeb ladies worthy of the title — to quote that old saying ‘They don’t make em like they used to’ ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term beautiful is subjective and can not be quantified. ❋ Ssmith12 (2009)

[that girl] is beautiful! ❋ Kenz40 (2007)

I find myself [stunned] each morning by the [sunrise], similar to the feeling when I look over and see my love sleeping. Both are so full of beauty, [so very] beautiful. ❋ Noodletron (2009)

Person 1: She’s beautiful. [everything] about her is amazing.
[Person 2]: Yeah, she’s so [unique]. ❋ BlueberryXcookie (2010)

[My girlfriend], [Riley], is [the true] definition of the word beautiful. ❋ Woolley_mammoth (2010)

[Virginia] is a [beautiful woman]! ❋ Your Friend Forever (2005)

An [appropriate] response:
«[You’re beautiful].»
«[I love you too].» ❋ You Are Beautiful (2007)

Damn! [I am beautiful] [af] [today] ❋ Some Beautiful Girl (2017)

[Cletus]: «That [gurl] is soooo beautiful
Joe [Schmoe]: «No she’s not, that other girl is.» ❋ Thekidaren’talright (2011)

[She/He] [got his] stuff together, and confident not [cocky], he beautiful! ❋ YEYE (2005)

[You are beautiful]
If you [look up] beautiful in [the dictionary], it will come up with You. ❋ Kindheart (2010)

красивый, прекрасный, превосходный, прекрасное, красотка, красивые люди

прилагательное

- прекрасный, красивый

beautiful face [poem, painting] — прекрасное лицо [-ые стихи, -ая картина]
beautiful women [roses, clothes] — красивые женщины [розы, -ая одежда]

- превосходный, великолепный; прекрасный, приятный

beautiful weather — прекрасная погода
beautiful ride — приятная прогулка
beautiful soup [dinner, wine] — превосходный суп [обед, -ое вино]
beautiful patience — отменное терпение
beautiful organization — безукоризненная /отличная/ организация

существительное

- прекрасное

love of the beautiful — любовь к прекрасному

- (the beautiful) собир. красивые люди

the young, the beautiful, the brave — молодые, красивые, смелые

- разг. красотка (в обращении)

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a beautiful day in early spring — прекрасный день в начале весны  
a song with a beautiful lyric — песня с красивыми стихами  
a closet full of beautiful clothes — шкаф, полный красивых вещей  
a beautiful dress in raw silk — красивое платье из шёлка-сырца  
the beautiful edifices of nature — прекрасные природные сооружения  
beautiful / handsome — красивое лицо  
beautiful landscape — красивый пейзаж  
the beautiful panoply of summer — чудесное убранство лета  
her pathetic beautiful eyes — её красивые, печальные глаза  
beautiful scene — красивый вид  
beautiful sight — прекрасное зрелище  
the beautiful game брит.; разг. — футбол  

Примеры с переводом

What a beautiful shot!

Какой прекрасный снимок! (фотоснимок)

She is so beautiful.

Она так красива.

The weather was beautiful.

Погода была чудесная.

She was still beautiful.

Она была всё ещё красива.

She’s fucking beautiful!

Она офигенно красива!

She had a beautiful face.

У нее было красивое лицо.

Black is beautiful

Черное прекрасно (лозунг негритянского освободительного движения)

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

She fingered the beautiful cloth.

He has written many beautiful haiku.

He gazed out at the beautiful landscape.

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