beauteous

[byoo-tee-uh s, -tyuh s]

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adjective Chiefly Literary.

beautiful.

Origin of beauteous

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

Related formsbeau·te·ous·ly, adverbbeau·te·ous·ness, nounun·beau·te·ous, adjectiveun·beau·te·ous·ly, adverbun·beau·te·ous·ness, noun

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Contemporary Examples

So begins “Song For Zula,” a beauteous six-minute ballad courtesy of Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Matthew Houck and co.
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And, while there are many startlingly violent scenes, they are juxtaposed with beauteous ones.
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“Bring the drugs baby, I can bring my pain,” The Weeknd sings in his beauteous, soaring voice, backed by off-key sonic beats.
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We were both very taken with Anson, he was tall and beauteous and very, very young.
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Historical Examples

Sweet and smiling are thy ways, Beauteous, golden, Autumn days!
Farm Ballads
Will Carleton
Beauteous and snowy was the person of the fair: her form was delicate, and her limbs were tender.
Imogen
William Godwin
It was in a late excursion of this kind that he had beheld the beauteous Imogen.
Imogen
William Godwin
In vain they woo him with their beauteous eyes and breath of perfume.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848
Various
Fools and unwise are they who choose not beauteous men to be their generals.
The Symposium
Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for beauteous

beauteous

adjective

a poetic word for beautiful

Derived Formsbeauteously, adverbbeauteousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for beauteous

adj.

mid-15c., from beauty + -ous. Now mostly limited to poetry and displaced elsewhere by beautiful. Related: Beauteously; beauteousness.

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Examples from the Web for beauteous

Contemporary Examples

So begins “Song For Zula,” a beauteous six-minute ballad courtesy of Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Matthew Houck and co.

And, while there are many startlingly violent scenes, they are juxtaposed with beauteous ones.

“Bring the drugs baby, I can bring my pain,” The Weeknd sings in his beauteous, soaring voice, backed by off-key sonic beats.

We were both very taken with Anson, he was tall and beauteous and very, very young.

Historical Examples

Sweet and smiling are thy ways, Beauteous, golden, Autumn days!

Beauteous and snowy was the person of the fair: her form was delicate, and her limbs were tender.

It was in a late excursion of this kind that he had beheld the beauteous Imogen.

In vain they woo him with their beauteous eyes and breath of perfume.

Fools and unwise are they who choose not beauteous men to be their generals.

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Word Origin and History for beauteous

adj.

Origin of beauteous