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    pulchritudinous
    /ˌpʌlkrɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/

    adjective

    • 1. beautiful: literary "Dan gazed admiringly at the pulchritudinous brunette"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPULCHRITUDINOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ( especially of a woman) beautiful: Last year a pulchritudinous gal from Ohio won the competition. Her pulchritudinous likeness adorns everything from bestselling books to ski boards. See. pulchritude. Fewer examples. She will probably be remembered as an underachieving tennis player, though a pulchritudinous one.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pulchritudinousPulchritudinous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    pulchritude. the "pulchritude" family. Even though it looks (and sounds) like it would describe a disease or a bad attitude, pulchritudinous actually describes a person of breathtaking, heartbreaking...beauty.

  4. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › pulchritudinouspulchritudinous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 14, 2024 · pulchritudinous ( comparative more pulchritudinous, superlative most pulchritudinous) ( literary) Having great physical beauty . ( obsolete, rare) That endows pulchritude; beautifying.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › pulchritudinousPULCHRITUDINOUS Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words |...

    Synonyms for PULCHRITUDINOUS: beauteous, desirable, seductive, beautiful, luscious, attractive, sexy, gorgeous; Antonyms of PULCHRITUDINOUS: unpleasant, unprepossessing, unappealing, unappetizing, unbecoming, grotesque, plain, ugly.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPULCHRITUDINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English ...

    PULCHRITUDINOUS definition: physically beautiful ; comely | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pulchritudePulchritude Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The verb pulchrify (a synonym of beautify ), the noun pulchritudeness (same meaning as pulchritude ), and the adjective pulchrous (meaning "fair or beautiful") are other pulcher offspring, but those terms have proved that, in at least some linguistic cases, beauty is fleeting.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › pulchritudinousPULCHRITUDINOUS - 63 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    pulchritudinous. adjective. These are words and phrases related to pulchritudinous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of pulchritudinous. PRETTY. Synonyms. pretty. attractive. beautiful. pleasing to the eye. lovely. comely. bonny. handsome. good-looking. beauteous. sightly. well-favored. fair. goodly.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › pulchritudinousPulchritudinous - definition of pulchritudinous by The Free ...

    Define pulchritudinous. pulchritudinous synonyms, pulchritudinous pronunciation, pulchritudinous translation, English dictionary definition of pulchritudinous. n. Great physical beauty and appeal. pul′chri·tud′i·nous adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › pulchritudinous_adjpulchritudinous adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    OED's earliest evidence for pulchritudinous is from 1706, in the writing of Thomas D'Urfey, playwright and writer. pulchritudinous is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pulchritūdin- , pulchritūdō , ‑ous suffix .

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › pulchritudinousPulchritudinous Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Pulchritudinous definition: (literary) Having great physical <a>beauty</a>.