Beautiful to the eye; of attractive appearance; good-looking. Cf. foul, adj. 7a. Now somewhat archaic… Of a person, or a person's face, figure…
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specifically of persons (26) faireOE Beautiful to the eye; of attractive appearance; good-looking. Cf. foul, adj. 7a. Now somewhat archaic… Of a person, or a person's face, figure… sheenOE Beautiful. Of persons (esp. women), their appearance, features, etc. brightOE Of a person, esp. a woman: beautiful, attractive; (in early use also) spec. having a fair and rosy complexion (cf. sense A. 8). Also of a person's… (the) sheenc1275 Beautiful. (the) sheen: used after a woman's name. belc1314 Fair, fine, beautiful. Obsolete. pertc1330 Of a person, his or her appearance: beautiful, attractive. In later use also: smart, dapper. Now rare (English regional). quaintc1330 Elegant; attractive; finely or fashionably dressed. Obsolete. gaya1350 Noble; beautiful; excellent, fine. Chiefly poetic. As a conventional epithet of praise for a woman. Cf. free, adj. 3. Obsolete. beau1399 Fair, beautiful. Obsolete. formose14.. Beautiful, comely. clearc1420 A common epithet of women: Beautiful, beauteous, fair. Obsolete. beautiful1509 spec. Of a person (now esp. a woman), the face, figure, etc.: possessing attractive harmony of features, figure, or complexion; exceptionally… venust1513 Handsome, beautiful; elegant, graceful; comely in appearance. venereal1598 Physically beautiful or attractive. Obsolete. rare. rare-beautied?1614 As the second element of compounds: having beauty of a specified kind or amount, as little-beautied, rare-beautied, etc. venerial1661 Beautiful or attractive like Venus. seraphic1765 Resembling a seraph, either in beauty or in fervour of exalted devotion. nymphish1789 Nymphlike, bewitching; (in later use, of a young girl) sexually attractive, sexually mature. hyacinthine1847 Like the boy Hyacinthus of Greek mythology. bloomful1890 Rich in bloom. Subcategories:— of face (5) — having stately beauty (1) |
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