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beautiful

[byoo-tuh-fuhl] / ˈbju tə fəl /




Usage

What are other ways to say beautiful? 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, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower.

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Another vet chimed in: “It’s such a beautiful thing — we GET to do nothing if we want to.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

"Lamine Yamal is 19 years old. What a beautiful day for him. He's 19 and has completed football."

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Maybe it’s lower lighting, good hand soap in the bathroom or a beautiful bread course placed on the table before anyone has had time to wonder whether they are hungry.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Macauley credited the progress to a "beautiful partnership" between herself, her students and other trainees.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

A burrow was situated in a beautiful meadow recently released from its snow covering.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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