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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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I pivoted back to the overlook, where a beautiful white ibis was hunting for frogs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

She says the royals remain "highly vulnerable" to anything that evokes the story of a "beautiful princess whose life was cut short in such tragic and ambiguous circumstances".

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

“You are beautiful and funny. I don’t think I have ever laughed with anyone as much as you. You are smart …”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

“Berlin is much softer, more beautiful, and more sophisticated than many people expect,” Klum says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 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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