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beautiful
adjective /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/
/-t̬ɪ-/ Definition
A1 very attractive: a beautiful woman breathtakingly beautiful scenery She was wearing a beautiful dress.AttractiveSexual attractionSmart and elegant A1 very pleasant: a beautiful piece of music beautiful weatherCausing pleasure › mainly US very kind: You did a beautiful thing in helping those poor children.Kind and thoughtful beautifully
/-i/ adverb B1 She dresses beautifully. Their house is beautifully decorated.AttractiveSexual attractionSmart and elegant
(Definition of beautiful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable adjective
- aesthetic adjective
- alluring adjective
- angelic adjective
- distinguished adjective
- dreamy adjective
- elegant adjective
- enchanting adjective
- endearing adjective
- nice-looking adjective
- noble adjective (CAUSING ADMIRATION)
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental adjective
- photogenic adjective
- turn sb out phrasal verb (DRESS)
- voluptuous adjective
- well built adjective
- winning adjective
- winsome adjective
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