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How do we define beautiful?

Full Definition of beautiful


1 : having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure. 2 : generally pleasing : excellent.


Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes these objects pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and


 having an attractive quality that gives pleasure to those who experience it or think about it: I thought she was the most beautiful woman I'd


Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes these objects pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, together with art and taste, is the main subject of aesthetics, one of the major branches of philosophy.


beautiful, handsome, lovely, pretty refer to a pleasing appearance. beautiful is used of a person or thing that gives intense pleasure to the senses.


Many people define beauty differently according to their own experiences. According to Merriam -Webster “beauty is the quality or aggregate of qualities in


beautiful


1. ADJECTIVE

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. 

2. ADJECTIVE

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

New England is beautiful. 

It was a beautiful morning. 

He has beautiful manners. 

Synonyms: bright, clear, fine, summeryhe children behaved beautifully. 

...a beautifully clear, sunny day. 

3. ADJECTIVE

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

That's a beautiful shot! 

Synonyms: wonderful, great [informal], excellent, superb   More Synonyms of beautiful

beautifully 

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