What's a rare word for beautiful?

Pulchritudinous is an adjective that means physically beautiful or attractive. Pulchritudinous is a grandiose way of saying someone or something is good-looking. It's quite rare and, for that reason, usually used for humorous effect.


What is a unique word for beautiful?

Beauteous is the synonym of beautiful that is closest in meaning and form, so is an excellent choice if you want a word that is 'beautiful, but just a little bit different. ' Although it is neither archaic nor obsolete, beauteous is chiefly used in literary contexts, and so will not typically be found in conversation.

What is extremely beautiful called?

Some common synonyms of gorgeous are glorious, resplendent, splendid, sublime, and superb. While all these words mean "extraordinarily or transcendently impressive," gorgeous implies a rich splendor especially in display of color.


What's a more powerful word than beautiful?

admirable, adorable, alluring, angelic, appealing, beauteous, bewitching, captivating, charming, classy, comely, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, enthralling, enticing, excellent, exquisite, fair, fascinating, fetching, fine, foxy, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, grand, handsome, ideal, inviting ...

What can replace beautiful?

synonyms for beautiful
  • alluring.
  • appealing.
  • charming.
  • cute.
  • dazzling.
  • delicate.
  • delightful.
  • elegant.


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What is an ancient word for beautiful?

The ancient Greek word "Kallos" means "beauty" and is associated with both women and men.

What is slang for gorgeous?

comely (old-fashioned), prepossessing, hot (informal), fit (British, informal), lush (slang)

What's another words for beauty?

Synonyms of beauty
  • beautifulness.
  • attractiveness.
  • elegance.
  • loveliness.
  • aesthetics.
  • prettiness.
  • looks.
  • comeliness.


What is a word for attractive?

alluring, beautiful, charming, engaging, enticing, fair, glamorous, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, interesting, inviting, lovely, pleasant, pleasing, tempting, adorable, agreeable, beckoning, bewitching.

What are the 2 most beautiful words?

Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.

What are some rare words?

10 unusual words to add to your English vocabulary
  • Anachronism. An anachronism is something (or someone) that is out of place in terms of time or chronology. ...
  • Accismus. A form of irony in which someone feigns indifference to something he or she desires. ...
  • Cacophony. ...
  • Draconian. ...
  • Limerence. ...
  • Pareidolia. ...
  • Riposte. ...
  • Sanctimony.


What are some rare aesthetic words?

25 Best Rare Words with Beautiful Meanings
  • Coddiwomple (English slang) ...
  • Cromulent. ...
  • Defenestration. ...
  • Eleutheromania (Greek) ...
  • Eudaimonia (Greek) ...
  • Fernweh (German) ...
  • Hiraeth (Welsh) ...
  • Hygge (hoo-geh) (Danish)


What are the most beautiful words?

The Top 10 Most Beautiful English Words
  1. 1 Sequoia (n.) (A seven-letter word that has the letter Q and all five vowels)
  2. 2 Euphoria (n.) A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. ...
  3. 3 Pluviophile (n.) ...
  4. 4 Clinomania (n.) ...
  5. 5 Idyllic (adj.) ...
  6. 6 Aurora (n.) ...
  7. 7 Solitude (n.) ...
  8. 8 Supine (adj.) ...


What is a unique word?

To explain this very simply, a unique word is one that's unusual or different in some way. It might have a complicated history or interesting connections to another language. But, primarily what makes an English word interesting is its unusual spelling, pronunciation or meaning.


What's a word for pleasing to the eye?

synonyms for eye-catching

beautiful. conspicuous. gorgeous. spectacular. striking.

What is a beautiful French word?

belle (feminine adjective) - beautiful. charmante (feminine adjective) - charming or lovely. éblouissante (feminine adjective) - dazzling. étonnante (feminine adjective) - astonishing. étourdissante (feminine adjective) - stunning.

What word means pure beauty?

1 authentic, clear, flawless, genuine, natural, neat, perfect, real, simple, straight, true, unalloyed, unmixed. 2 clean, disinfected, germ-free, immaculate, pasteurized, sanitary, spotless, squeaky-clean, sterile, sterilized, unadulterated, unblemished, uncontaminated, unpolluted, untainted, wholesome.


What is the longest word for beautiful?

Pulchritudinous is an adjective that means physically beautiful or attractive. Pulchritudinous is a grandiose way of saying someone or something is good-looking. It's quite rare and, for that reason, usually used for humorous effect.

What is slang for a pretty girl?

cookie. cupcake. cutie. dimber mort (obsolete) doll.

What is a pretty slang?

Pretty in general means good looking. But if one refers to a young male (pretty boy) it might mean that he is not very manly but he cares about his appearance too much or it might also mean a gay boy.


What word is beyond beautiful?

pulchritudinous Add to list Share. Even though it looks (and sounds) like it would describe a disease or a bad attitude, pulchritudinous actually describes a person of breathtaking, heartbreaking... beauty. Let's be honest: Your opportunities for using this word in casual conversation are probably pretty slim.

What is an Old English word for pretty?

1300 as a surname), from Old English prættig (West Saxon), pretti (Kentish), *prettig (Mercian) "cunning, skillful, artful, wily, astute," from prætt, *prett "a trick, wile, craft," from Proto-Germanic *pratt- (source also of Old Norse prettr "a trick," prettugr "tricky;" Frisian pret, Middle Dutch perte, Dutch pret " ...

What is the Roman word for beauty?

bellus : beautiful, pretty, charming, handsome.


What is the prettiest French word?

15 Most Beautiful Words in French
  • Douceur.
  • Feuilleter.
  • Onirique.
  • Flâner.
  • Chuchoter.
  • Rêvasser.
  • Éphémère.
  • Émerveiller.


What are some fancy words?

13 fancy words to use to boggle people's minds
  • Word: Sesquipedalian. ...
  • Word: Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobic. ...
  • Word: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. ...
  • Word: Floccinaucinihilipilification. ...
  • Word: Antidisestablishmentarianism. ...
  • Word: Boondoggle. ...
  • Word: Circumlocution. ...
  • Word: Gasconade.