beautification
beautification · beautifications
Verschönerung, Ausschmückung
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of somethingMaking beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
/bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
Near-synonym: prettification
Thanks to the beautification efforts, the appearance of the highway has vastly improved.
Verschönerung, Ausschmückung
the act of making something more beautiful
Translations
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By meaning 1
beautifying, making beautiful:
Origin
First attested in 1600, from beautify (“to make beautiful”) + -ication.First attested in 1600, from beautify (“to make beautiful”) + -ication.
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Forms
plural: beautifications| Singular | beautification |
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Synonyms
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1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable