First Known Use: 15th century
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beauteous
adjective beau·te·ous \ˈbyü-tē-əs\
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Origin of BEAUTEOUS
Middle English, from beaute
Related to BEAUTEOUS
- Synonyms
- aesthetic (also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical), attractive, beautiful, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], comely, cute, drop-dead, fair, fetching, good, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, likely, lovely, lovesome, pretty, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored
- Antonyms
- grotesque, hideous, homely, ill-favored, plain, ugly, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely, uncute, unhandsome, unlovely, unpleasing, unpretty, unsightly
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beauteous
adjective beau·te·ous \ˈbyü-tē-əs\
Definition of BEAUTEOUS for Kids
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