GamesDaily CrosswordWord PuzzleWord FinderAll gamesFeaturedWord of the DayWord of the YearNew wordsLanguage storiesAll featuredCultureSlangEmojiMemesAcronymsGender and sexualityAll cultureWriting tipsWriting hubGrammar essentialsCommonly confusedAll writing tipsGamesFeaturedCultureWriting tipsAdvertisementSkip toSkip tobeautifuladjective (3)noun (1)interjection (2)AdvertisementView synonyms for AmericanBritishbeautiful[byoo-tuh-fuhl]Phonetic (Standard)IPAadjectivehaving ; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind.a beautiful dress;a beautiful speech.Synonyms: , , , , Antonyms: excellent of its kind.a beautiful putt on the seventh hole; The chef served us a beautiful roast of beef.wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying.nounthe beautiful,the concept of beauty.(used with a plural verb), beautiful things or people collectively.the good and the beautiful.the ideal of beauty.to strive to attain the beautiful.interjectionwonderful; fantastic.You got two front-row seats? Beautiful!extraordinary; incredible: used ironically.Your car broke down in the middle of the freeway? Beautiful!beautiful/ ˈbjuːtɪfʊl /adjectivepossessing beauty; aesthetically pleasinghighly enjoyable; very pleasantthe party was beautiful“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Discover MoreOther Word Formsbeautifully adverbbeautifulness noununbeautiful adjectiveunbeautifully adverbDiscover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of beautiful1First recorded in 1520–30; + Discover MoreExample SentencesExamples have not been reviewed.“If they ran their mouth with their smartass hatred celebrating the heinous murder of that beautiful young man ... those profiles must come down,” he said on X.From On this solemn but beautiful New York day and after more than two years in waiting, Gustavo Dudamel took charge, at least in practice, of the New York Philharmonic.From “It’s our differences that make us beautiful,” Wilkinson sings repeatedly, like he’s muttering out a mantra.From It has beautiful wooden floors, so if you fall, it’s not the end of the world.From The beautiful precision of tailoring is a centuries old skill that seems to be in the twilight of its popularity as a trade.From AdvertisementDiscover MoreRelated Words Discover MoreWhen To UseWhat are other ways to say beautiful?A person or thing that is beautiful possesses qualities that give great pleasure to see, hear, or think about. When should you use this adjective over handsome, lovely, or pretty? Find out on Thesaurus.com. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrowse#aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzContact usDo not sell my infoFollow usGet the Word of the Day every day!Sign upBy clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com © 2025 Dictionary.com, LLC, Some common synonyms of beautiful are comely, fair, handsome, lovely, and pretty. While all these words mean "exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure," beautiful applies to whatever excites the keenest of pleasure to the senses and stirs emotion through the senses., 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 in a sentence..