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.
excellent of its kind: a beautiful putt on the seventh hole; The chef served us a beautiful roast of beef.
wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying.
noun
Usually the beautiful . the concept of beauty.
(used with a plural verb)Usually the beautiful . beautiful things or people collectively: the good and the beautiful.
Usually the beautiful . the ideal of beauty: to strive to attain the beautiful.
interjection
wonderful; fantastic: You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!
extraordinary; incredible: used ironically: Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!
Origin of beautiful
First recorded in 1520–30; beauty + -ful
SYNONYMS FOR beautiful
1 comely, seemly, attractive, fair, beauteous.
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ANTONYMS FOR beautiful
1 ugly.
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synonym study for beautiful
1. 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.