adj
Meaning 1
beautiful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, literary, poetic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
beauteous
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbjuːtɪəs/
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UK: /ˈbjuːtʃəs/
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rhymes with -uːtiəs
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
(poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From Middle English beautevous, bewteose, beautuous, boyteous, beuteus, beuteowse, bewtyvows, equivalent to beauty + -ous and/or beauty + -eous.