beautiful
//ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more beautiful
- Superlative
- most beautiful
- Plural
- beautifuls
Definitions
1.Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
- There's a beautiful lake by the town.
- It is a beautiful kitchen!, It is beautiful.
- Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful.
2.That one likes very much.
- You've done a beautiful thing today.
- He was a beautiful person; he would drop everything to help you.
3.Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.
- It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk.
- These carnations smell beautiful but those daffodils smell funny.
4.Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
- The skater performed a beautiful axel.
1.Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
- The man was faithful to his wife, ignoring the many blonde beautifuls who surrounded him wherever he went.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #806
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
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Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?
Proto-Italic *dwenos
Old Latin duenos
Old Latin *duenelos
Latin bellus
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -itātem
Vulgar Latin *bellitātem
Anglo-Norman biautébor.