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beautiful

[byoo-tuh-fuhl] / ˈbyu 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.

Example Sentences

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When a name that rings of so much death is enshrined in something as beautiful as art and history, it glorifies the name by association, stripping it of all the harm it’s caused.

From Salon

On working with Riley again, Stanfield said, “It was beautiful to reunite. And I told him: On his next one, just call me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Heliya Veisi described her last video call with her sister, recalling "how beautiful her hair looked and not realising it was the last time I'd see her face and hear her voice".

From BBC

The visuals in “The Madison” are breathtaking, beautiful enough to worry Montanans—people are going to want to move there.

From The Wall Street Journal

Padma was about bringing these kinds of conversations together in a nourishing space — like over a beautiful meal — to invite care and participation.

From Los Angeles Times