different between beautiful vs lovable
beautiful
English
Etymology
From Middle English bewteful, beautefull (“attractive to the eye, beautiful”), equivalent to beauty +? -ful. Largely displaced Old English fæ?er (whence fair).
Pronunciation
- enPR: byo?o?t?-f?l, IPA(key): /?bju?t?f?l/
- Hyphenation: beau?ti?ful
Adjective
beautiful (comparative more beautiful, superlative most beautiful)
- Attractive and possessing beauty.
- Good, admirable.
- (of the weather) Pleasant; clear.
- Well executed.
Usage notes
- When used to refer to human appearance, the word is more commonly used for women, with handsome being more common for men, though neither is incorrect. For a man, beautiful could connote a more delicate or androgynous appearance.
- The comparatives beautifuler and beautifuller, and the superlatives beautifulest and beautifullest have also occasionally been used, but are nonstandard.
Synonyms
- (possessing charm and attractive): beauteous, attractive, cute, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, sheen, handsome, hot (slang), lovely, nice-looking, pretty, shapely, fit (slang)
- (of the weather): clear, fine, nice, pleasant, sunny
- (well executed): excellent, exceptional, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, perfect, stylish, wonderful
- (ironic: how unfortunate): great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, very nice, wonderful (any of these can be prefixed with an intensifier such as bloody, damned or just)
- See also Thesaurus:beautiful
Antonyms
- (possessing charm and attractive): grotesque, hideous, homely, plain, misshapen, repulsive, ugly; unbeautiful
- (of the weather): bad, cloudy, dull, miserable, overcast, rainy, wet
- (well executed): average, bad, mediocre, poor, shoddy, substandard, terrible, weak
Derived terms
Related terms
- beauty
- See also Thesaurus:beautiful woman
Translations
Noun
beautiful (plural beautifuls)
- Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
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lovable
English
Alternative forms
- loveable
Etymology
From Middle English lovable, loveable, luffeabill, lufabul, equivalent to love +? -able.
Adjective
lovable (comparative more lovable, superlative most lovable)
- Inspiring or deserving love or affection.
Translations
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