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beau·te·ous

(byo͞o′tē-əs)

adj.

Beautiful, especially to the sight.

beau′te·ous·ly adv.

beau′te·ous·ness n.

beauteous

(ˈbjuːtɪəs)

adj

a poetic word for beautiful

ˈbeauteously adv

ˈbeauteousness n

beau•te•ous

(ˈbyu ti əs, -tyəs)

adj.

beautiful.

[1400–50]

beau′te•ous•ly, adv.

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Adj.

beauteous - (poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight

beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"

beauteous

adjective

Having qualities that delight the eye:

attractive, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.

Scots: bonny.

Idiom: easy on the eyes.

Translations

beauteous

[ˈbjuːtɪəs] ADJ (poet) → bello

beauteous

adj (poet) → wunderschön, prachtvoll

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