beautiful people
plural noun
often capitalized B&P
: wealthy or famous people whose lifestyle is usually expensive and well-publicized
Did you know?
Can beautiful be used to describe a man?
Our evidence shows that when beautiful is used to describe physical beauty, it is overwhelming used of women or a physical aspect of a woman (such as her hair or skin). This hasn't always been the case: when beautiful first came into English it was used as easily of men as it was of women. Nowadays, handsome is the adjective of appreciation most commonly used of men.
The plural noun phrase beautiful people doesn't refer to the overall looks of the people mentioned, but rather the elegance and sumptuousness of their lives.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The default physique of the beautiful people remains one that is long and lean. 
Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The most beautiful people have something radiating inside. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 23 June 2022 The pride of Scottsdale Fashion Square, Francine is a beautiful restaurant filled with even more beautiful people. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2022 It’s a frothy action/adventure show filled with beautiful cars, beautiful clothes, beautiful homes and beautiful people. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 May 2022 As with any Libra placement, they are ruled by Venus and will naturally gravitate toward beautiful people, places, and things. Glamour, 31 May 2022 It’s a fantasy land of eternal youth, full of beautiful people who seem to spend an extraordinary amount of time not wearing pants. Chris Moody, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2021 After being shipwrecked, two beautiful people (Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins) grow up in an island paradise, away from the prying eyes of society. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2022 To the east lies the city park of Runyon Canyon, where the beautiful people get more beautiful by dint of strenuous hiking and dog-walking. Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 See More
Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The most beautiful people have something radiating inside. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 23 June 2022 The pride of Scottsdale Fashion Square, Francine is a beautiful restaurant filled with even more beautiful people. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2022 It’s a frothy action/adventure show filled with beautiful cars, beautiful clothes, beautiful homes and beautiful people. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 May 2022 As with any Libra placement, they are ruled by Venus and will naturally gravitate toward beautiful people, places, and things. Glamour, 31 May 2022 It’s a fantasy land of eternal youth, full of beautiful people who seem to spend an extraordinary amount of time not wearing pants. Chris Moody, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2021 After being shipwrecked, two beautiful people (Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins) grow up in an island paradise, away from the prying eyes of society. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2022 To the east lies the city park of Runyon Canyon, where the beautiful people get more beautiful by dint of strenuous hiking and dog-walking. Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
beautiful people
noun
as in beau monde
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- beau monde
- haut monde
- haute monde
- café society
- jet set
- upper class
- upper crust
- gentlefolks
- society
- carriage trade
- glitterati
- Four Hundred
- patriciate
- nobility
- 400
- elite
- A-list
- aristocracy
- gentlefolk
- gentility
- quality
- gentry
- plutocracy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- (the) people
- (the) public
- (the) masses
- (the) crowd
- (the) populace
- proletariat
- proletarians
- working class
- middle class
- commoners
- plebeians
- peasantry
- peonage
- plebs
- (the) mob
- bourgeoisie
- rank and file
- (the) herd
- rabblement
- dregs
- scum
- rabble
- trash
- riffraff