as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at
the day ended with a beauteous sunset
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Recent Examples of beauteous
Mercury, the messenger, is embracing beauteous Venus in your 10th House of Drive.
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
There’s beauteous simplicity to a pot of ordinary grains made with the most minimal of tools.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
The beauteous feeling of a crackling-crisp, still-warm loaf of bread from the oven is sorta unparalleled.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 21 Oct. 2025
The effect is that of being submerged in a lush wash of beauteous flute chords.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The setting for the show is the beauteous grounds of the Palace of Fine Arts, which has been tricked out to accommodate all sorts of interactive and balloon-based wonderment.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
But what our Gear team testers prized greatly in KitchenAid’s burr grinder was its beauteous ease of cleaning, with burrs accessibly placed just beneath the hopper.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
Or in absorbing Laurie Anderson’s mesmerizing Amelia — her beauteous, immediate, dreaming of a woman whose courage took her into the void, and history.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
There’s beauteous simplicity to a pot of ordinary grains made with the most minimal of tools.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
The beauteous feeling of a crackling-crisp, still-warm loaf of bread from the oven is sorta unparalleled.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 21 Oct. 2025
The effect is that of being submerged in a lush wash of beauteous flute chords.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The setting for the show is the beauteous grounds of the Palace of Fine Arts, which has been tricked out to accommodate all sorts of interactive and balloon-based wonderment.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
But what our Gear team testers prized greatly in KitchenAid’s burr grinder was its beauteous ease of cleaning, with burrs accessibly placed just beneath the hopper.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
Or in absorbing Laurie Anderson’s mesmerizing Amelia — her beauteous, immediate, dreaming of a woman whose courage took her into the void, and history.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beauteous
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As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The morning light there is beautiful, and the atmosphere captures a softer, calmer side of Rio that visitors don't always expect.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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As Margo and her clan navigate the aftermath of the disastrous CPS visit, lovely lawyer Lace starts to get a bit frustrated.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Active families, newlyweds, solo travelers, fit friends, long-together couples, locals meeting for drinks—there’s a lovely mix of guests staying at (and just visiting) the property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Shot by Ryuto Kondo, who also served as cinematographer on Koreeda’s wonderful Palme d’Or-winning Shoplifters and the more recent Monster, the film looks sharp, with lots of striking aerial shots and gorgeous natural light in the many outdoors scenes.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Riley Keough wears a gorgeous baby blue dress to the Chopard Trophy photo call at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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It had, in fact, been rejected by all three major networks despite Lear’s handsome pedigree (his previous shows included the unequivocal successes All in the Family and Maude).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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To top it off, Rousey was able to secure a handsome payday for herself and Carano while also positioning herself to become a promoter and player in the MMA world as one of the faces of MVP MMA.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Walter, who had left the Progressive Labor Party, didn’t preach Marxism to his son, but Riley embraced a radical-left viewpoint on his own, after tagging along with some cute older girls who were participating in a cannery workers’ strike.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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He's described as being cute, with chin-length dark hair, dimples and a diamond stud in one ear.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Making the ad tier feel more attractive to subscribers in that way arguably does something very important.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Through a barrage of advertising and on-campus information sessions, investment banking sold itself as the most attractive, lucrative, and secure job for top students.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Despite the grimness of the scene, the tone of the song is peppy and disorientingly pretty, with a shivery Dorian twist in its churning melody.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
19 May 2026
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In fact, there were a lot of pretty curiosities to ogle at, bursting with color and fun costume-party energy (note the many party hats).—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Present technologies offer stunning opportunities in this respect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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That will cap a stunning reversal after the central bank maintained ultra-low rates—and even negative rates for several years—to fight deflation amid a stagnating economy.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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“Beauteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beauteous. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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