beauteous
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beau·te·ous
(byo͞o′tē-əs)adj.
Beautiful, especially to the sight.
beau′te·ous·ly adv.
beau′te·ous·ness n.
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beauteous
(ˈbjuːtɪəs)adj
a poetic word for beautiful
ˈbeauteously adv
ˈbeauteousness n
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beau•te•ous
(ˈbyu ti əs, -tyəs)adj.
beautiful.
[1400–50]
beau′te•ous•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | beauteous - (poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" |
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beauteous
adjectiveHaving qualities that delight the eye:
attractive, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, lovely, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.
Scots: bonny.
Idiom: easy on the eyes.
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beauteous
adj (poet) → wunderschön, prachtvoll
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