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Webster 1913 Edition
Beautiful
Beau′ti-ful
(bū′tĭ-fụl)
, Adj.
Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind.
A circle is more
– beautiful
than a square; a square is more beautiful
than a parallelogram. Lord Kames.
Beau′ti-ful-ly
, adv.
Beau′ti-ful-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Beautiful
BEAU'TIFUL
,Adj.
1.
Elegant in form, fair,having the form that pleases the eye. It expresses more than handsome. A beautiful woman is one of the most attractive objects in all nature's works.
A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram.
2.
Having the qualities which constitute beauty, or that which pleases the senses other than the sight; as a beautiful sound.