1. It would normally be interpreted to mean that the beauty is so extreme that it almost seems to cause pain -- it makes your heart ache. The sort of thing that might be said of an extremely attractive person of the opposite sex.
pulchritudinous Add to list Share. 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.
The saying "beauty is pain" suggests that people often go to great lengths to achieve what is considered beautiful, even if it involves enduring discomfort, pain, or sacrifice.
adjective. a beautiful person is extremely attractive.
New Word Suggestion. Something being both beautiful (pleasurable) and horrific at the same time. Usability: You can say something is "wynorrific" when something is (visually) beautiful, but you are scared of that very thing. You are scared simply due to its terrible or horrific characteristic.
Dangerously attractive means extremely and highly attractive , people can't rid their attention towards woman/man.
in a way that is beautiful, sad or frightening and cannot be forgotten. a hauntingly beautiful landscape.
Exquisite means to be beautiful in a very delicate and refined way. Similar to the word lovely, when describing people, exquisite denotes an extreme feminine beauty.
The difference is that while beautiful captures the meaning of beauty not only in terms of physical appearance but an overall sense of pleasing nature, the word pretty suggests a sense of attractiveness, which is rather delicate and not to the same degree as in beautiful.
Beautiful means pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically. Gorgeous means very beautiful or attractive. The difference between beautiful and gorgeous thus lies in the degree of beauty; gorgeous is more complimentary than beautiful.
About Cruel Beauty
The Cruel Beauty exhibition highlighted items with a bitter sweet reputation. Their use may be harmful but their appearance, simplicity and or craftsmanship is a thing of beauty.
Sentence examples for painfully beautiful from inspiring English sources. The upshot of this, at least, is that it can be a painfully beautiful film. Even this hyper-civilised rush of the highway, littered with movie-star palaces and villas, is painfully beautiful.
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He may also wish to express his appreciation for her good looks. When a guy calls you pretty, he's noticed that you're attractive and sweet. For some guys, it's the highest form of praise they can give a woman. It means that they think the woman is beautiful on the inside and out.
Elegant, gorgeous, ideal, lovely, stunning, radiant, exquisite, fair, fetching, delicate, divine, dazzling, enticing, enthralling, magnificent, resplendent, mesmerizing, charming, captivating, adorable, alluring.
“One who is absolutely stunning, radiant, attractive and eye catching.
Some common synonyms of rare are choice, dainty, delicate, elegant, and exquisite.
On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to most beautiful, such as: alluring, cute, fascinating, magnificent, marvelous, and graceful.
Definitions of pulchritude. physical beauty (especially of a woman) types: curvaceousness, shapeliness, voluptuousness. the quality of having a well-rounded body.
(informal) in a way that is funny and/or attractive although it is slightly bad.
adjective. physically beautiful; comely.
used to describe a personal quality that has a powerful effect: She had a devastating beauty/charm/smile that few men could resist. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saddening, shocking and upsetting.