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beautiful

beau·ti·ful

UK/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/ US/ˈbjuːtɪ.fʊl/ very common

adjective

1.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

  • “a beautiful child”
  • “beautiful country”
  • “a beautiful painting”
  • “a beautiful theory”
  • “a beautiful party”
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2.
3.

(of weather) highly enjoyable

  • “what a beautiful day”
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Origin

From Middle English bewteful, beautefull (“attractive to the eye, beautiful”), equivalent to beauty + -ful.

Phrases

  • all cats are beautiful
  • beautiful armadillo
  • beautiful era
  • beautiful fruit dove
  • beautiful game
  • beautiful music
  • beautiful people
  • make beautiful music together

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