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beau·ti·ful
(byo͞o′tə-fəl)adj.
1. Having qualities that delight or appeal to the senses and often the mind.
2. Excellent; wonderful: hit a beautiful shot from the tee.
interj.
Used to express approval or delight.
beau′ti·ful·ly adv.
beau′ti·ful·ness n.
Synonyms: beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair1
All these adjectives apply to what excites aesthetic admiration. Beautiful is most comprehensive and applies to mental appreciation as well as sensual delight: a beautiful child; a beautiful painting; a beautiful mathematical proof. Lovely also has wide application but stresses sensual enjoyment or emotional response over critical faculties: a lovely fragrance; the lovely feel of silk; greeted us with a lovely smile. What is pretty is beautiful in a delicate or graceful way: a pretty face; a pretty song; a pretty dress. Handsome stresses poise and dignity of form and proportion: a handsome, oak-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).
All these adjectives apply to what excites aesthetic admiration. Beautiful is most comprehensive and applies to mental appreciation as well as sensual delight: a beautiful child; a beautiful painting; a beautiful mathematical proof. Lovely also has wide application but stresses sensual enjoyment or emotional response over critical faculties: a lovely fragrance; the lovely feel of silk; greeted us with a lovely smile. What is pretty is beautiful in a delicate or graceful way: a pretty face; a pretty song; a pretty dress. Handsome stresses poise and dignity of form and proportion: a handsome, oak-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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beautifully
(ˈbjuːtɪflɪ)adv
1. in a beautiful manner
2. informal (intensifier): you did beautifully well in the race.
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Translations
بِشَكْلٍ جَمِيلبِصورةٍ جَميلَةٍ
krásněvýborně
smukt
kauniisti
lijepo
gyönyörûen
fallega
美しく
아름답게
krasnolepo
vackert
อย่างสวยงาม
một cách tốt đẹp
beautifully
[ˈbjuːtɪflɪ] ADV (= wonderfully) → maravillosamente; (= precisely) → perfectamenteshe plays beautifully → toca a la perfección
that will do beautifully → así sirve perfectamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
beautifully
[ˈbjuːtɪfli] adv [play, write] → admirablement
[sing] → merveilleusement bien
[clear, quiet] → merveilleusement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
beautifully
adv → schön; warm, prepared, shine, simple → herrlich, wunderbar; (= well) sew, cook, sing, swim → hervorragend, sehr gut, prima (inf); that will do beautifully → das ist ganz ausgezeichnet
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
beauty
(ˈbjuːti) – plural ˈbeauties – noun1. a quality very pleasing to the eye, ear etc. Her beauty is undeniable.
2. a woman or girl having such a quality. She was a great beauty in her youth.
3. something or someone remarkable. His new car is a beauty!
ˈbeautiful adjectivea beautiful woman; Those roses are beautiful.
ˈbeautifully adverbˈbeautify (-fai) verb
to make beautiful. She beautified the room with flowers.
beauty queen a girl or woman who is voted the most beautiful in a contest.
ˈbeauty salon noun (also American beauty parlor, ~beauty shop) a place where customers have cosmetic treatment.
beauty spot1. a place of great natural beauty. a famous beauty spot.
2. a mark (often artificial) on the face, intended to emphasize beauty.
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beautifully
→ بِشَكْلٍ جَمِيل krásně smukt schön όμορφα maravillosamente kauniisti superbement lijepo meravigliosamente 美しく 아름답게 mooi skjønt pięknie maravilhosamente красиво vackert อย่างสวยงาม hoşça một cách tốt đẹp 美好地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009