beautiful
Americanadjective
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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.
- Synonyms:
- beauteous, fair, attractive, seemly, comely
- Antonyms:
- ugly
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excellent of its kind.
a beautiful putt on the seventh hole; The chef served us a beautiful roast of beef.
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wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying.
noun
interjection
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wonderful; fantastic.
You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!
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extraordinary; incredible: used ironically.
Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!
adjective
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possessing beauty; aesthetically pleasing
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highly enjoyable; very pleasant
the party was beautiful
Usage
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.
Other Word Forms
- beautifully adverb
- beautifulness noun
- unbeautiful adjective
- unbeautifully adverb
Etymology
Origin of beautiful
Example Sentences
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"It could be anything from a swear word to telling somebody they're beautiful. I don't know what it's going to be."
From BBC
These are two Europeans: Miriam, a deeply feeling, moody, beautiful Jewish-British painter with a mysterious past; and Donatello, an Italian Bacchus who closely resembles the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles’ “Faun.”
His parents described him as a "cheeky, funny boy" with a "beautiful smile".
From BBC
But he mostly appreciates that Pasadena is “a very diverse town and just a beautiful town,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
The Netflix film stands as both the story of the American northwest's transition to the modern era and a beautiful meditation on love, friendship, grief, loss and hope.
From Barron's
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