beauteous

[ byoo-tee-uhs, -tyuhs ]

/ ˈbyu ti əs, -tyəs /

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adjective Chiefly Literary.

beautiful.

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Origin of beauteous

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at beauty, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM beauteous

beau·te·ous·ly, adverbbeau·te·ous·ness, nounun·beau·te·ous, adjectiveun·beau·te·ous·ly, adverb

un·beau·te·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby beauteous

Beaumont, Beaune, Beauport, Beauregard, beaut, beauteous, beautician, beautiful, beautifully, beautiful people, beautify

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How to use beauteous in a sentence

So begins “Song For Zula,” a beauteous six-minute ballad courtesy of Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Matthew Houck and co.
The 13 Best Songs of 2013: Lorde, Kanye West, Beyoncé, and More|Marlow Stern|December 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And, while there are many startlingly violent scenes, they are juxtaposed with beauteous ones.
‘12 Years a Slave,’ Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender, Is Mesmerizing|Marlow Stern|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Bring the drugs baby, I can bring my pain,” The Weeknd sings in his beauteous, soaring voice, backed by off-key sonic beats.
Best Music Albums of 2011: The Weeknd, Drake, Britney Spears, and More|Marlow Stern|December 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
We were both very taken with Anson, he was tall and beauteous and very, very young.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Embodying in itself all the others, in some aspects of its character it presents these united in a singular and beauteous whole.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
More beauteous than what is simply material, is it to the mind's eye as a Covenant sign.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
That 'ere beauteous maid is to be worshipped from afar—jest like a star.
Sue, A Little Heroine|L. T. Meade
One of Eothwald's hands rested on the word Duva, which he had finished chiselling beneath his beauteous beloved.
Baron Bruno|Louisa Morgan
Who can discover or fully explain the nature, order, and beauteous economy, displayed in the animate and inanimate creation?
Jesus, The Messiah; or, the Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in the New Testament Scriptures|(A Lady) Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for beauteous

beauteous

/ (ˈbjuːtɪəs) /

adjective

a poetic word for beautiful

Derived forms of beauteous

beauteously, adverbbeauteousness, noun

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