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beau·ti·ful  (byt-fl)

adj.

1. Having qualities that delight the senses, especially the sense of sight.

2. Excellent; wonderful.

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beauti·ful·ly adv.

beauti·ful·ness n.

Synonyms: beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair¹
All these adjectives apply to what excites aesthetic admiration. Beautiful is most comprehensive: a beautiful child; a beautiful painting; a beautiful mathematical proof.
Lovely applies to what inspires emotion rather than intellectual appreciation: "They were lovely, your eyes" George Seferis.
What is pretty is beautiful in a delicate or graceful way: a pretty face; a pretty song; a pretty room.
Handsome stresses poise and dignity of form and proportion: a very large, handsome paneled library. "She is very pretty, but not so extraordinarily handsome" William Makepeace Thackeray.
Comely suggests wholesome physical attractiveness: "Mrs. Hurd is a large woman with a big, comely, simple face" Ernest Hemingway.
Fair emphasizes freshness or purity: "In the highlands, in the country places,/Where the old plain men have rosy faces,/And the young fair maidens/Quiet eyes" Robert Louis Stevenson.

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beautiful

Adjective

1. being very attractive to look at

2. highly enjoyable; very pleasant

beautifully adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" ugly - displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
	2.	beautiful - (of weather) highly enjoyable; "what a beautiful day" pleasant - affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

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beautiful

adjective attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning (informal) charming, tempting, pleasant, handsome, fetching, good-looking, gorgeous, fine, pleasing, fair, magnetic, delightful, cute, exquisite, enticing, seductive, graceful, captivating, appealing, radiant, alluring, drop-dead (slang) ravishing, bonny, winsome, comely, prepossessing << OPPOSITE ugly

Translations

beautiful [ˈbjuːtɪful] adj → hermoso, bello, lindo (esp LAM)

beautiful [ˈbjuːtɪful] adj → beau(belle)

beautiful [ˈbjuːtɪful] adj → schön

beautiful [ˈbjuːtɪful] adj → bello/a