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beautiful

//ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for beautiful

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more beautiful
Superlative
most beautiful

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
beautifuls

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 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. 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. 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. 4.Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.

    • The skater performed a beautiful axel.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 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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Antonyms

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.

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