beauteous
BeautifulBeautiful.
» This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
Des Sommers warmer Hauch kann diese Knospe der Liebe wohl zur schönen Blum’ entfalten, bis wir das nächste Mal uns wiedersehn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(formal, literary, poetic)Beautiful.
(poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight
Examples
2 sentencesThis bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
deDes Sommers warmer Hauch kann diese Knospe der Liebe wohl zur schönen Blum’ entfalten, bis wir das nächste Mal uns wiedersehn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't!
ruКак прекрасно человечество! О дивный новый мир, где есть такие люди! — carlosalberto
deWie schön ist die Menschheit! Oh, schöne neue Welt, mit solchen Leuten! — carlosalberto
Origin
From Middle English beautevous, bewteose, beautuous, boyteous, beuteus, beuteowse, bewtyvoFrom Middle English beautevous, bewteose, beautuous, boyteous, beuteus, beuteowse, bewtyvows, equivalent to beauty + -ous and/or beauty + -eous.
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Forms
more beauteous, most beauteous| Comparative | more beauteous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most beauteous Lesson |
regular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form