beauteous
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈbjuːtɪəs/
- Archaic
- As the sun set, the sky transformed into a beauteous canvas of orange and pink.
- beauteous evening
- the most beauteous
Examples
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De Lorge's love overheard the King, a beauteous lively dame.
Blog text (4) -
Where is the beauteous majesty of Denmark?
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A woman as beauteous as yourself should be allowed to look her best.
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There she was in your arms, the beauteous Merilyn.
Fiction book (1995) -
Behold this young, beauteous damsel.
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The intimate bonds of human community dissolve, and the beauteous fabric of nature is taken apart.
Academic text (1992) -
How beauteous mankind is!
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The only weak link in his otherwise impregnable armor is his devotion, his passion, some would say his obsession with his beauteous lady wife.
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As eager pilgrims to a beauteous shrine—
Academic text (1992) -
Oh, most beauteous and cruel hearted maiden, must you allow your captive knight to waste and perish in this endless wandering?
Synonyms
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1.0
Pleasant to see, hear, or think about
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1.0
Nice to look at in a gentle, simple way
653
1.0
Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
623
2.0
Very beautiful to look at
288
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
271
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
211
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
183
3.7
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
163
3.3
Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste
139
4.3
Looking stylish and exciting in a way that attracts attention
101
5.5
Very beautiful, delicate, and well made, like a piece of jewelry
17
6.7
So beautiful that it makes people notice it
7
9.2
Nice to look at, like a dress or house
4
9.9
Very beautiful and impressive, like at a big party
2
6.1
Very beautiful in a sad or mysterious way that stays in your mind
1
9.9
Very beautiful to look at
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
1
7.1
Pleasant to look at
Antonyms
How Beautiful
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3.7
623
2.0
- Archaic
6
9.9
∞
1.0
653
1.0
307
1.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Beauteous comes from the everyday word beauty plus the ending -ous, which means 'full of'. So beauteous literally means 'full of beauty' and is often used in poems to describe something very pretty to look at.