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BEAUTIFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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beautiful

[ byoo-tuh-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. 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

  2. excellent of its kind:

    a beautiful putt on the seventh hole; The chef served us a beautiful roast of beef.

  3. wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying.


noun

  1. the beautiful,
    1. the concept of beauty.
    2. (used with a plural verb) beautiful things or people collectively:

      the good and the beautiful.

    3. the ideal of beauty:

      to strive to attain the beautiful.

interjection

  1. wonderful; fantastic:

    You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!

  2. extraordinary; incredible: used ironically:

    Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!

beautiful

/ ˈbjuːtɪfʊl /

adjective

  1. possessing beauty; aesthetically pleasing
  2. highly enjoyable; very pleasant

    the party was beautiful

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈbeautifulness, noun
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Other Words From

  • beauti·ful·ly adverb
  • beauti·ful·ness noun
  • un·beauti·ful adjective
  • un·beauti·ful·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of beautiful1

First recorded in 1520–30; beauty + -ful

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