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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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A cuirass from 2010’s crystallization collection—a 3-D-printed polyamide using selective laser sintering—is part ammonite, part “Alien,” beautiful and terrifying.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 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

“For generations, our communities have used lowriders to tell our stories, celebrate our heritage, and create something beautiful out of the streets we call home.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“Candie has a really good eye. There are some beautiful pieces in her gallery,” Dad adds.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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