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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.

Example Sentences

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For someone who loves her bananas barely ripe — when the peel is a beautiful ombre of green and light yellow — I’m now incapable of enjoying them raw.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

"I always wanted to look out the window because it was so beautiful."

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

‘The beautiful game’ would be more so if players weren’t encouraged to hit the ball with their heads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

I’ve tried for a year to get some of my closest acquaintances to understand why this song is so great, why I find it so bizarrely beautiful, but few do.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

‘Long time, bad time. He’s hiding. Otters have thrown him out, but he’s not yet found his beautiful valley.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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