beautiful

adjective

of quality that is pleasing to human senses
quality of having an agreeable, pleasant, or fitting æsthetic

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/ / /ˈbjuːtɪ.fʊl/ / /ˈbju.tɪ.fəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Old Latin duenos Old Latin *duenelos Vulgar Latin bellus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Vulgar Latin -itātem Vulgar Latin *bellitātem Anglo-Norman biautébor. Middle English beaute Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful Middle English bewteful English beautiful From Middle English bewteful, beautefull (“attractive to the eye, beautiful”), equivalent to beauty + -ful. In this sense, largely displaced Old English fæġer (whence fair).

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.”
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
“the house beautiful”
That one likes very much.
“He was a beautiful person; he would drop everything to help you.”
“You've done a beautiful thing today.”
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.”
Impressing with charm in an intellectual or moral way, through inherent suitability or elegance.
“The skater performed a beautiful axel.”

noun

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!”