Hypertext Webster Gateway: "beautiful"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beautiful \Beau"ti*ful\, a.
Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the
sight or the mind.
A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is
more beautiful than a parallelogram. --Lord Kames.
Syn: Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;
pretty; delightful. See {Fine}. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ly},
adv. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beautiful
adj 1: delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional
admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country";
"a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a
beautiful party" [ant: {ugly}]
2: aesthetically pleasing
3: (of weather) highly enjoyable; "what a beautiful day"
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