beautiful

CEFRA1

/ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    That one likes very much.

Examples

  • The brochure promised beautiful walks with an abundance of wildlife.

  • Innocence is a beautiful thing.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [bju.ɾə.fəl]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.

  2. Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies.

  3. Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful.

More examples

In context

  • Nothing is beautiful but the truth.

  • Anyone who has ever met her thought she was absolutely beautiful.

  • There's a beautiful lake by the town.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English bewteful, beautefull (“attractive to the eye, beautiful”), equivalent to beauty + -ful. In this sense, largely displaced Old English fæġer (whence fair).