adjective

beautiful

beautiful, lovely, handsome

She has a beautiful voice.

She has a beautiful voice.

What a beautiful day!

What a beautiful day!

((a/an)) beautiful ((noun)) used to describe a noun It's a beautiful painting.

((sb./sth.)) is beautiful used as a predicate adjective The view is beautiful.

Synonyms: pretty, lovely, gorgeous; Antonyms: ugly

From 'beauty' + '-ful', a suffix meaning 'full of'.

Think of it literally as being 'full of beauty'.

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