beautifulness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbjutɪfəlnəs/ UK /ˈbjuːtɪfʊlnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being beautiful

The poem dwelt on the beautifulness of the fading autumn light.

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Etymology

From beautiful (from beauty plus -ful) plus the suffix -ness; beauty is from Old French biaute, from Latin bellus ('pretty').

biaute Old French bellus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# beautifulness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbjutɪfəlnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbjuːtɪfʊlnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being beautiful

## Examples
- The poem dwelt on the beautifulness of the fading autumn light.

## Synonyms
- beauty
- loveliness
- comeliness
- fairness
- prettiness
- gorgeousness

## Antonyms
- ugliness
- hideousness
- plainness

## Related Forms
- beautiful
- beauty
- beau

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: biaute
- Root: bellus

## Etymology
From beautiful (from beauty plus -ful) plus the suffix -ness; beauty is from Old French biaute, from Latin bellus ('pretty').

## AI Etymology
Beautifulness is a noun meaning "the quality of being beautiful". Historically, it is from beautiful (from beauty plus -ful) plus the suffix -ness; beauty is from Old French biaute, from Latin bellus ('pretty'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: beautifulness is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the quality of being beautiful", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old French biaute with Latin bellus. Close English family members include beautiful, beauty, and beau.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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