easy
The garden looked beautiful in spring.
What does Beautiful mean?
Beautiful means very pleasing or lovely.
Dictionary definition
Very pleasing to see, hear, or experience.
Example sentences
Beautiful in a sentence
medium
The choir sang a beautiful song at the concert.
hard
The writer used beautiful details to help readers imagine the quiet lake.
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Practice 1
What does beautiful mean?
Beautiful describes something that is very pleasing to see, hear, or experience.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to beautiful?
Lovely is a synonym for beautiful.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of beautiful?
Ugly is an opposite of beautiful.
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Beautiful
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Sounds like
byoo · tuh · ful · strongest beat: byoo
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WordBeautiful.
Partadjective.
MeaningBeautiful means very pleasing or lovely.
ExampleExample: The garden looked beautiful in spring.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- byoo · tuh · ful
- Strongest beat
- byoo
- Ending
- ful
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on byoo.
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Synonyms
Words like Beautiful
Antonyms
Opposite words
uglyUse for something unpleasant to look at or experience.
plainUse for something simple or not decorated.
Synonym practice
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Word family
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Hint for students
Beautiful means very pleasing or lovely.
Common mix-up
Do not use beautiful just because it sounds familiar. Make sure the sentence matches this meaning: Beautiful means very pleasing or lovely.
Try it in class or at home
Read this model sentence: The choir sang a beautiful song at the concert. Clue words: choir, sang, song. Underline clue words that show why beautiful fits instead of ugly. Now write one new sentence that shows beautiful without using the word beautiful. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show beautiful?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The choir sang a beautiful song at the concert." Why does beautiful fit better than ugly?
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