beautiful
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.
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.
wonderful; fantastic: You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!
extraordinary; incredible: used ironically: Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!
Origin of beautiful
1Other words for beautiful
Opposites for beautiful
Other words from beautiful
- beau·ti·ful·ly, adverb
- beau·ti·ful·ness, noun
- un·beau·ti·ful, adjective
- un·beau·ti·ful·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for beautiful
/ (ˈbjuːtɪfʊl) /
possessing beauty; aesthetically pleasing
highly enjoyable; very pleasant: the party was beautiful
Derived forms of beautiful
- beautifulness, noun
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