beauteous
adjective
beau·te·ous
ˈbyü-tē-əs 
chiefly literary
: beautiful
beauteous mountains
a beauteous smile
… thou hast given me in this beauteous face / A world of earthly blessings to my soul—
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare… high summer pours her blue glory and her golden light out of that beauteous sky …—Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë"My eyes swept over all before me. The spheres were plain as villages that dot a landscape. I saw most beauteous forms, yet like our own."—Herman Melville
Herman Melville
beauteously
adverb
beauteousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of beauteous in a Sentence
the day ended with a beauteous sunset
Recent Examples on the Web
In June, Art Shield launched a three-day celebration of Ukrainian culture there with art, live music (five bands) and panels that included the brave and beauteous and renowned TV correspondent of the war Shelby Wilder.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Opened in 1877, this stretch of track zooms along the beauteous Cornish coast, a treasure trove of coves, azure seas, white-sand beaches, and beautiful coastal towns once adored by the likes of novelist Virginia Woolf and other celebrities.
—Luke Abrahams, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
But nothing beats going into a bakery and admiring the beauteous bounty of sweetness in the pastry case.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
That is quite some poetically beauteous dreaming.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
After making the early morning trek to the farmers market, selecting the very best peak summer produce, and schlepping a bursting tote bag back home, finding a once-beauteous tomato smashed at the bottom of your bag is one of summer’s biggest little bummers.
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2021
Raquel Welch, who did a lot of her own skating, is most credible as the beauteous but tough star for whom team owner Kevin McCarthy has big plans.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023
Four months after Boseman’s death, on New Year’s Eve, another beauteous, haunting death announcement appeared, this time from the Instagram account of Daniel Dumile, otherwise known MF DOOM.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, Wired, 23 Nov. 2021
The hot- and-cold temperatures of the cinematography waver between blue, beauteous loneliness and yellow-hot rage and confusion, just as Killian does.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Opened in 1877, this stretch of track zooms along the beauteous Cornish coast, a treasure trove of coves, azure seas, white-sand beaches, and beautiful coastal towns once adored by the likes of novelist Virginia Woolf and other celebrities.
—Luke Abrahams, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2024
But nothing beats going into a bakery and admiring the beauteous bounty of sweetness in the pastry case.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
That is quite some poetically beauteous dreaming.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
After making the early morning trek to the farmers market, selecting the very best peak summer produce, and schlepping a bursting tote bag back home, finding a once-beauteous tomato smashed at the bottom of your bag is one of summer’s biggest little bummers.
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2021
Raquel Welch, who did a lot of her own skating, is most credible as the beauteous but tough star for whom team owner Kevin McCarthy has big plans.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023
Four months after Boseman’s death, on New Year’s Eve, another beauteous, haunting death announcement appeared, this time from the Instagram account of Daniel Dumile, otherwise known MF DOOM.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, Wired, 23 Nov. 2021
The hot- and-cold temperatures of the cinematography waver between blue, beauteous loneliness and yellow-hot rage and confusion, just as Killian does.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2023
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“Beauteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauteous. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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beauteous
adjective
beau·te·ous
ˈbyüt-ē-əs
beauteously
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beauteousness
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