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beauteous

[ byoo-tee-uh s, -tyuh s ]

/ ˈbyu ti əs, -tyəs /

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adjective Chiefly Literary.

beautiful.

Origin of beauteous

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at beauty, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM beauteous

beau·te·ous·ly, adverb beau·te·ous·ness, noun un·beau·te·ous, adjective un·beau·te·ous·ly, adverb

un·beau·te·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby beauteous

beaumont, beaune, beauport, beauregard, beaut, beauteous, beautician, beautiful, beautiful people, beautifully, beautify

Example sentences from the Web for beauteous

So begins “Song For Zula,” a beauteous six-minute ballad courtesy of Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Matthew Houck and co.

The 13 Best Songs of 2013: Lorde, Kanye West, Beyoncé, and More |Marlow Stern |December 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And, while there are many startlingly violent scenes, they are juxtaposed with beauteous ones.

‘12 Years a Slave,’ Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender, Is Mesmerizing |Marlow Stern |August 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“Bring the drugs baby, I can bring my pain,” The Weeknd sings in his beauteous, soaring voice, backed by off-key sonic beats.

Best Music Albums of 2011: The Weeknd, Drake, Britney Spears, and More |Marlow Stern |December 31, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
We were both very taken with Anson, he was tall and beauteous and very, very young.

The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks |Max Brooks |January 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

A strangely romantic love-tale is told of this beauteous Amazon.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media |George Rawlinson
The dark background of general declension throws individual devotedness into beauteous relief.

The Assembly of God |C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
Economy is the parent of integrity, of liberty and of ease, and the beauteous sister of temperance, of cheerfulness and health.

Many Thoughts of Many Minds |Various
Japan is a beauteous land, and no people are more capable of appreciating her beauty than her own.

The Gist of Japan |R. B. Peery
I must bind your wings, my beauteous butterfly, and hold you down in the dust of this poor, pitiful world.

Frederick The Great and His Family |L. Muhlbach

British Dictionary definitions for beauteous

beauteous

/ (ˈbjuːtɪəs) /

adjective

a poetic word for beautiful

Derived forms of beauteous

beauteously, adverb beauteousness, noun