English

Etymology

From French beauté , beauty, + Germanic -ful, full of

Adjective

beautiful

1. possessing great charm and very attractive; appealing, desirable; handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful; pretty; delightful; fine.
2. (of the weather): pleasant; clear.

Synonyms

• attractive
• cute
• good looking
• gorgeous
• handsome
• lovely
• nice looking
• pretty
• shapely

Antonyms

• misshapen
• ugly
• plain
• homely
• repulsive
• grotesque

See also

• beautifully
• beautifulness

Interjection

Term meaning "What a mess!" or "What a screw-up!"

Example:

• Beautiful! I dropped the soup on the floor!

Usage Note: Beautiful can also be exclaimed by someone to mean "What a thing of beauty!" (Example: Beautiful! What a catch! [referring to an athlete catching a ball]). In this usage, beautiful would generally be labeled an adjective, not an interjection.

Translations

• Arabic: جميل
• Breton: brav, kaer
• Dutch: mooi
• Esperanto: bela

  kaunis

  beau m, belle f

  vakur m, vøkur f vakurt n

• Frisian: moai, kreas

  schön

• Indonesian: indah , cantik , ayu , molek , cakep

  bello

  美しい (うつくしい , utsukushii), 綺麗 (きれい, kirei), 素敵 (すてき , suteki)

  pulcher , formosus m, bellus m

• Polish: piękny

  bonito m, bonita f

• Romanica: bello m, bella f

  красивый ,прекрасный

  hermoso m, hermosa f, bello, lindo , chico

  krásny m, krásna f, krásne n

  vacker