English Explanatory Dictionary

beauteous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. beautiful.

Pronunciation

/ˈbjuːtɪəs/ /ˈbjuːtʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beauteous.wav

Word forms

beauteous more beauteous most beauteous

Etymology

From Middle English beautevous, bewteose, beautuous, boyteous, beuteus, beuteowse, bewtyvows, equivalent to beauty + -ous and/or beauty + -eous.

Derived words

beauteously beauteousness unbeauteous
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