beautiful

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Possessing beauty, impressing the eye

   Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.

   • Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful.
   • There's a beautiful lake by the town.
   • [A]s amongſt the Moores, the Iettieſt blacke are deem'd / The beautifulſt of them; […]
2. 2

   That one likes very much.

   • He was a beautiful person; he would drop everything to help you.
   • You've done a beautiful thing today.
3. 3

   Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing

   Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.

   • Beethoven's most beautiful sonata
   • It's beautiful outside, let's go for a walk.
   • These carnations smell beautiful but those daffodils smell funny.
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   1. 4

      Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or…

      Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.

      • The skater performed a beautiful axel.
   2. 5

      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.
      • Hey, beautiful!

The neighborhood

• synonymbeauteouspossessing charm and attractive
• synonymattractivepossessing charm and attractive
• synonymcutepossessing charm and attractive
• synonymfairpossessing charm and attractive
• synonymgood-lookingpossessing charm and attractive
• synonymgorgeouspossessing charm and attractive
• synonymsheenpossessing charm and attractive
• synonymhandsomepossessing charm and attractive
• synonymhotpossessing charm and attractive
• synonymlovelypossessing charm and attractive
• synonymnice-lookingpossessing charm and attractive
• synonymprettypossessing charm and attractive
• antonymgrotesqueantonym(s) of “possessing charm and attractive”
• antonymhideousantonym(s) of “possessing charm and attractive”
• antonymhomelyantonym(s) of “possessing charm and attractive”
• antonymplainantonym(s) of “possessing charm and attractive”
• antonymmisshapenantonym(s) of “possessing charm and attractive”
• antonymrepulsiveantonym(s) of “possessing charm and attractive”
• antonymuglyantonym(s) of “possessing charm and attractive”
• antonymunbeautifulantonym(s) of “possessing charm and attractive”
• antonymbadantonym(s) of “of the weather”
• antonymcloudyantonym(s) of “of the weather”
• antonymdullantonym(s) of “of the weather”
• antonymmiserableantonym(s) of “of the weather”
• neighborbeauty
• neighborbeautiful man
• neighborbeautiful woman
• neighborshining
• neighborgorgeous
• neighborhot
• neighborravishing
• neighborsexy
• neighborJunoesque
• neighborVenuslike
• neighborAdonic