beautiful
Something that is very attractive to look at or pleasant to experience. It describes people, places, or things that give great pleasure to the senses or the mind.
Exemples
3 sur 5The weather is beautiful today, so let's go for a walk in the park.
The weather is very nice today, so let's walk outside.
The pianist delivered a beautiful performance that moved the entire audience.
The piano player gave a very high-quality and pleasing show.
You look beautiful in that new dress!
You look very attractive wearing those new clothes.
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of the phrase 'Big Elephants Are Ugly' to remember the first letters (B-E-A-U), then add 'tiful'.
Quiz rapide
The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely ______.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : beautiful
Exemples
The weather is beautiful today, so let's go for a walk in the park.
everydayThe weather is very nice today, so let's walk outside.
The pianist delivered a beautiful performance that moved the entire audience.
formalThe piano player gave a very high-quality and pleasing show.
You look beautiful in that new dress!
informalYou look very attractive wearing those new clothes.
The study explores the beautiful complexity of biological systems.
academicThe research looks at the pleasingly complicated nature of living things.
We need to create a beautiful user interface to attract more customers.
businessWe must design a very attractive screen layout for our users.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
a beautiful mind
someone who is very intelligent or creative
life is beautiful
an expression used to show a positive outlook on life
a beautiful soul
a person with a very kind and good character
Souvent confondu avec
Handsome is traditionally used for men, while beautiful is more common for women, nature, and objects.
Pretty is often used for a lighter, delicate kind of beauty, whereas beautiful is more intense.
Notes d'usage
Beautiful is a strong adjective. While you can use it for many things, using it for men is less common than 'handsome', though this is changing in modern English.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often forget the 'a' or the 'u' in the spelling. Remember it as B-E-A-Utiful.
Astuce mémo
Think of the phrase 'Big Elephants Are Ugly' to remember the first letters (B-E-A-U), then add 'tiful'.
Origine du mot
From Old French 'beauté', based on Latin 'bellus' meaning 'pretty' or 'handsome'.
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
In Western culture, 'beautiful' is one of the highest compliments for physical appearance or artistic work.
Quiz rapide
The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely ______.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : beautiful
Grammaire lie
Vocabulaire associé
Mots lis
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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