beautiful
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beautiful
- /ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/ UK
- /ˈbjuːtɪ.fʊl/ UK
- /ˈbju.tɪ.fəl/ US
- [bju.ɾə.fəl] US
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?
Proto-Italic *dwenos
Old Latin duenos
Old Latin *duenelos
Latin bellus
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -itātem
Vulgar Latin *bellitātem
Anglo-Norman biautébor.
Middle English beaute
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós
Proto-Germanic *fullaz
Proto-Germanic *-fullaz
Old English -ful
Middle English -ful
Middle English bewteful
English beautiful
From Middle English bewteful, beautefull (“attractive to the eye, beautiful”), equivalent to beauty + -ful. In this sense, largely displaced Old English fæġer (whence fair).
adjective more beautiful · most beautiful
- Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful.
- Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies. the house beautiful
- That one likes very much. He was a beautiful person; he would drop everything to help you.
- Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful. Beethoven's most beautiful sonata
- Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance. The skater performed a beautiful axel.
Similar: beauteous, attractive, cute, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, sheen, handsome, hot, lovely, nice-looking, pretty
noun beautifuls
- Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address. The man was faithful to his wife, ignoring the many blonde beautifuls who surrounded him wherever he went.
