beautiful
/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/
BJUːTꞮ · fəl (2 syllables)
English
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American (Lessac)
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Definition
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
Etymology
From Middle English bewteful, beautefull (“attractive to the eye, beautiful”), equivalent to beauty + -ful. In this sense, largely displaced Old English fæġer (whence fair).
Example Sentences
- "Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful."
- "There's a beautiful lake by the town."
- "[A]s amongſt the Moores, the Iettieſt blacke are deem'd / The beautifulſt of them; […]"
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