beautiful

[ byoo-tuh-fuhl ]
/ ˈbyu tə fəl /

adjective

noun

interjection

wonderful; fantastic: You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!
extraordinary; incredible: used ironically: Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!

Origin of beautiful

First recorded in 1520–30; beauty + -ful

synonym study for beautiful

1. Beautiful, handsome, lovely, pretty refer to a pleasing appearance. A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, especially in that which is small or of minor importance: a pretty child.

OTHER WORDS FROM beautiful

beau·ti·ful·ly, adverb beau·ti·ful·ness, noun un·beau·ti·ful, adjective un·beau·ti·ful·ly, adverb

Example sentences from the Web for beautifully

British Dictionary definitions for beautifully (1 of 2)

beautifully
/ (ˈbjuːtɪflɪ) /

adverb

in a beautiful manner
informal (intensifier) you did beautifully well in the race

British Dictionary definitions for beautifully (2 of 2)

beautiful
/ (ˈbjuːtɪfʊl) /

adjective

possessing beauty; aesthetically pleasing
highly enjoyable; very pleasant the party was beautiful

Derived forms of beautiful

beautifulness, noun