beautiful, lovely, handsome, pretty, comely, fair mean exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure. beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion …

beautiful, pretty, lovely, and handsome describe people and things that are pleasing to look at, hear, etc.

(Definition of beautiful from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If you describe something as beautiful, you mean that it is very attractive or pleasing. New England is beautiful. It was a beautiful morning.

1. comely, seemly, attractive, fair, beauteous. Beautiful, handsome, lovely, pretty refer to a pleasing appearance.

Jan 5, 2026 · beautiful (comparative more beautiful, superlative most beautiful) Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

If you say that someone is beautiful, you are implying that they are nicer to look at than if you said they were attractive, good-looking, handsome, or pretty. If you say that someone is gorgeous …

BEAUTIFUL definition: having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind. See examples of beautiful used …

Sep 8, 2025 · What’s the difference between "beautiful" and "pretty"? "Pretty" usually refers to a delicate or charming appearance, while "beautiful" carries a deeper or more powerful sense of …

Definition of beautiful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.