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beautiful

[byoo-tuh-fuhl] / ˈbju tə fəl /




Usage

What are other ways to say beautiful? A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower.

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“It was this clinically nostalgic, timeless, beautiful place that everyone wishes they could go back to,” said Park, who also set her 2024 movie, “My Old Ass” starring Aubrey Plaza, in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"It's a really beautiful thing, but it can lead you in really wrong directions."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

“Who doesn’t want to move to a beautiful, wild area and have all the conveniences of the city? But it really strains the wildland-urban interface.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

"We live in a beautiful country and we should be so ashamed of what's happening in it," she said.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

"Your Highnesses, beautiful princesses, there is nothing to be afraid of," Don Quixote assured them.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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