beautiful

[byoo-tuh-fuh l] /ˈbyu tə fəl/
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.
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
4.
the concept of beauty (usually preceded by the).
5.
(used with a plural verb) beautiful things or people collectively (usually preceded by the):
the good and the beautiful.
6.
the ideal of beauty (usually preceded by the):
to strive to attain the beautiful.
interjection
7.
wonderful; fantastic:
You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!
8.
extraordinary; incredible: used ironically:
Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!
Origin
1520-30; beauty + -ful
Related forms
beautifully, adverb
beautifulness, noun
unbeautiful, adjective
unbeautifully, adverb
Synonyms
1. comely, seemly, attractive, fair, beauteous. Beautiful, handsome, lovely, pretty refer to a pleasing appearance. A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, especially in that which is small or of minor importance: a pretty child.
Antonyms
1. ugly.
Examples from the web for beautiful
  • Viewers who step into these boxes have the sense of being physically at the centre of a beautiful universe.
  • Ugly is the new beautiful.
  • It's amazing how much there is to see on this beautiful earth of ours.
  • Buenos Aires is a beautiful city in a beautiful country.
  • That is a beautiful tree.
  • Petersburg, Russia, is among the most beautiful cities in the world.
  • Incredibly beautiful! My choice for the best of the best.
  • This turquoise and white kitchen is inspired by the sea — and by the beautiful tumbled glass you can find along the shore.
  • Break up the Night, and make it beautiful.
  • While the photos in this show offer an unflinching look at a dour and depressed place, most are also arrestingly beautiful.
British Dictionary definitions for beautiful

beautiful

/ˈbjuːtɪfʊl/
adjective
1.
possessing beauty; aesthetically pleasing
2.
highly enjoyable; very pleasant: the party was beautiful
Derived Forms
beautifulness, noun
Word Origin and History for beautiful
adj.

mid-15c., from beauty + -ful. The beautiful people "the fashionable set" first attested 1964 in (where else?) "Vogue" (it also was the title of a 1941 play by U.S. dramatist William Saroyan). House Beautiful is from "Pilgrim's Progress," where it is a proper name of a place. Related: Beautifully.

Slang definitions & phrases for beautiful

beautiful

interjection

An exclamation of approval and gratification (mid-1800s+)

noun

A good-looking woman •Used in direct address: Where've you been all my life, beautiful? (1920s+)