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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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“You were so beautiful, you were so fragile, you were so real.”

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

That’s what scared me the most from transitioning, was not feeling like I would be beautiful enough.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

"Being a reader is a very beautiful idea; it can even be marketed. There's an associated aesthetic that's spreading" on TikTok, Nogueira said.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

The fly's brain is as beautiful as it is incredible.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Word after word, verse after verse, she joined in, Mama who could not speak four words, singing the beautiful lines without a stammer.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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