BEAUTIFUL


Meaning of BEAUTIFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bju:tɪfʊl ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.

She was a very beautiful woman...

To me he is the most beautiful child in the world.

≠ ugly

ADJ

2.

If you describe something as beautiful , you mean that it is very attractive or pleasing.

New England is beautiful...

It was a beautiful morning...

ADJ

• beau‧ti‧ful‧ly

The children behaved beautifully.

...a beautifully clear, sunny day.

ADV : usu ADV after v

3.

You can describe something that someone does as beautiful when they do it very skilfully.

That’s a beautiful shot!

ADJ

• beau‧ti‧ful‧ly

Arsenal played beautifully.

ADV : ADV after v , ADV -ed

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