beautiful

having qualities of beauty, exciting aesthetic pleasure.

The first known use: in the 15th century

Word Structure

9 Letters, 3 Syllable

beautiful

8 Phonemes

b y U t ə f ə l

onset, rime

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Morpheme

beautiful

ə = schwa

Local Voices

Sentence Examples

You have the most beautiful smile.

Our hotel room had a beautiful view of the ocean.

The sunsets here are absolutely beautiful.

This is a beautiful example of early American poetry.

Common Phrases

beautiful people

make beautiful music together

small is beautiful

the body beautiful

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