beautiful

Meaning

Adj

1. Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
2. Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
3. That one likes very much.
4. Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
5. Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.

Noun

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

Synonyms

pretty

handsome

lovely

fine

good

👍

charming

graceful

attractive

fair

good-looking

nice

elegant

gorgeous

pleasing

comely

splendid

good looking

pleasant

wonderful

exquisite

excellent

magnificent

beauteous

voluptuous

bright

cute

shapely

great

sweet

agreeable

brilliant

grand

sexy

sightly

admirable

clean

pure

well

neat

delightful

delicious

😋

dainty

precious

holy

goodly

gleaming

artistic

glorious

mollycoddle

beauty

Translations

beau

schön

bello

hermoso

bello

bonito

mooi

joli

belle

güzel

belo

lindo

bonito

pulcher

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bewteful

In summary

From Middle English bewteful, beautefull (“attractive to the eye, beautiful”), equivalent to beauty + -ful. In this sense, largely displaced Old English fæġer (whence fair).

Sentences

They went in to drink the tea , which was served in beautiful crystal glasses .

The gorilla had a beautiful grey back .

" The invaders carried the name everywhere ." The beautiful girl spoke of the invaders with pride .