beautiful
(Chiefly U.S.)
[adjective]
Synonyms: attractive, charming, delightful, exquisite, fair, fine, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pleasing

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Antonyms: ugly, unbeautiful
Contrasted words: offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, homely, ordinary, plain, unattractive, unbeauteous, uncomely, unhandsome, unlovely, unpretty
Related Words: choice, elegant, exquisite, glorious, resplendent, splendid, sublime, superb, eye-appealing, eye-filling, proper, personable, pleasing

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English Thesaurus: beautiful, good-looking, attractive, pretty, handsome, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

beau‧ti‧ful S1 W2 /ˈbjuːtəfəl, ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: beautician, beauty; adverb: beautifully; adjective: beautiful]

1. someone or something that is beautiful is extremely attractive to look at:
She was even more beautiful than I had remembered.
a beautiful bunch of flowers

2. very good or giving you great pleasure Synonym : lovely:
beautiful music
What a beautiful shot!
The weather was beautiful.
—beautifully adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

beautiful
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, grow | make sb/sth We did all we could to make the room beautiful.
find sb/sth He found her exquisitely beautiful.
ADV. exceptionally, extraordinarily, extremely, outstandingly, really, remarkably, supremely, truly, very | absolutely, perfectly, quite, utterly | just, simply (informal) ‘They're just beautiful,’ breathed Jo, when she saw the earrings.
almost I remember her as pretty, almost beautiful.
rather | astonishingly, breathtakingly, dazzlingly, incredibly, staggeringly, startlingly, strikingly, stunningly, unbelievably, wonderfully | uniquely | exquisitely | serenely | classically Her features were classically beautiful, with perfectly structured high cheekbones.
coldly The designs were pure, austere and coldly beautiful.
achingly, eerily, hauntingly, painfully a hauntingly beautiful melody

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

beautiful
adjective
DUBIOUS: Thank you for your beautiful letter.
GOOD: Thank you for your interesting/newsy letter.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

beautiful a beautiful woman or child has perfect good looks:
Grace Kelly was a very beautiful woman.
a beautiful baby
good-looking a good-looking person looks nice. Good-looking is very common in spoken English:
He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring.
Do you think she’s good-looking?
attractive an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them:
She’s a very attractive woman.
A lot of women find him attractive.
pretty a pretty girl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face:
You look pretty with your hair down.
She has a very pretty face.
handsome a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face. Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face:
He was tall, dark, and handsome.
She was a big, handsome woman.
gorgeous/stunning spoken extremely attractive. Gorgeous is used especially by women:
She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous.
You look absolutely stunning in that dress!
cute spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and young adults:
a cute little puppy
She thinks you’re cute!
lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice:
You look lovely tonight.
magnificent very big, beautiful, and impressive – used about buildings, objects, and views:
The Taj Mahal always looks magnificent.
a magnificent Persian carpet
There were magnificent views over the old city.
picturesque written pleasant to look at – used in written descriptions of towns, buildings, and places:
the picturesque harbour town of Castleton
Regensburg Cathedral occupies a picturesque position on the River Danube in Bavaria.
stunning/breathtaking extremely beautiful and impressive – used especially about views:
All around is a stunning view of Cape Town.
The landscape is breathtaking.
exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzət, ɪkˈskwɪzɪt, ˈekskwɪ-/ used to describe things that have very beautiful small details, especially things that have been made with a lot of skill:
an exquisite piece of jewellery
an exquisite flower
an exquisite picture of a bird of paradise
elegant designed in a way that looks very attractive and has a lot of style:
an elegant Neo-Classical building
a long and elegant staircase

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

beautiful used to describe something that looks, feels, sounds etc so good that it gives you a lot of pleasure:
a beautiful tropical beach
a beautiful song
The weather was beautiful.
lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that something looks, feels, or sounds very nice:
What a lovely day!
a lovely voice
a lovely perfume
pretty pleasant to look at – often used about things that are not big or impressive:
a pretty little pink dress
a pretty village
attractive pleasant to look at. Attractive sounds more formal than pretty:
an attractive white-painted cottage with green shutters
an attractive city
magnificent very big, beautiful, and impressive – used about buildings, objects, and views:
The Taj Mahal always looks magnificent.
a magnificent Persian carpet
There were magnificent views over the old city.
picturesque written pleasant to look at – used in written descriptions of towns, buildings, and places:
the picturesque harbour town of Castleton
Regensburg Cathedral occupies a picturesque position on the River Danube in Bavaria.
stunning/breathtaking extremely beautiful and impressive – used especially about views:
All around is a stunning view of Cape Town.
The landscape is breathtaking.
exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzət, ɪkˈskwɪzɪt, ˈekskwɪ-/ used to describe things that have very beautiful small details, especially things that have been made with a lot of skill:
an exquisite piece of jewellery
an exquisite flower
an exquisite picture of a bird of paradise
elegant designed in a way that looks very attractive and has a lot of style:
an elegant Neo-Classical building
a long and elegant staircase

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲