Definition of beatiful
1. beautiful [ a ] delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
Examples:
"a beautiful child"
"beautiful country"
"a beautiful painting"
"a beautiful theory"
"a beautiful party"
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)
With the speed and power of the body beautiful he saw before him , Ol_'_Case wanted No. 7 to be not_only the best homerun hitter , but also the best bunter , base-runner and outfielder .
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
More_than a beautiful visualization of the illustrious adventures and escapades of the tragi-comic knight-errant and his squire , Sancho_Panza , in seventeenth century Spain , this inevitably abbreviated rendering of the classic satire on chivalry is an affectingly warm and human exposition of character .
(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
The most beautiful bed of pansies I 've seen was in a South_Dakota yard on a sizzling day .
One year I simply set the plants in the remains of a compost pile , to which a_little sand had been added , and I had the most beautiful pansies in my , or any of my neighbors ' experience .
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
Telefunken has accorded him beautiful sound , and this bargain-priced disc ( it sells for $ 2.98 ) is worthy of consideration .
Synonyms beautiful Related Terms ugly pretty lovely fine-looking glorious better-looking scenic picturesque fair fair gorgeous stunning dishy beauteous exquisite ravishing pulchritudinous pretty-pretty pleasing attractive graceful beauty2. beautiful [ a ] aesthetically pleasing
Used in print:(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)
Well stretched , trained in posture and coordinated movement , and wedded to rhythm , they presented the audiences in Rome with one of the most beautiful sights ever seen at any Olympic contest .
(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)
To most of those who composed the Amen_corner it was a magnificent and beautiful experience , something for which they lived from week to week .
Synonyms beautiful Related Terms aesthetic3. beautiful [ a ] (of weather) highly enjoyable
Examples:
"what a beautiful day"
4. beautiful [ a ] (of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining
Examples:
"a fine summer evening"
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