beauteous
Pleasing to behold
Beauteous is a literary or poetic word for beautiful, now rarely used outside deliberately elevated or archaic contexts: a beauteous maiden, the beauteous dawn.
It appears in older poetry and drama, and modern uses often carry a hint of irony or playfulness.
Attractive and pleasing
- gorgeousStrikingly beautiful
- stunningExtremely impressive or beautiful
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- exquisiteFlawlessly crafted, delicate
fair · comely · ravishing · resplendent · sublime · magnificent · splendid · divine
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- refinedPurified or cultured
- harmoniousPleasingly in accord
- symmetricalEven on all sides
proportioned · balanced · artful · tasteful · sophisticated · polished · cultivated · classical
Powerfully appealing
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- bewitchingPowerfully and mysteriously charming
- enticingPowerfully attractive
mesmerizing · beguiling · entrancing · spellbinding · charming · winsome · magnetic · seductive
Tall, graceful, dignified
- shapelyAttractively curved or formed
- well-formedStructurally correct and complete
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- photogenicAttractive when captured
eye-catching · breathtaking · vision · dreamlike · angelic · ethereal · luminous · glowing
lovely
Attractive and pleasing
exquisite · fair · comely · ravishing · resplendent · sublime · magnificent · splendid · divine · dazzling
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- refinedPurified or cultured
- harmoniousPleasingly in accord
symmetrical · proportioned · balanced · artful · tasteful · sophisticated · polished · cultivated · classical · idealized
alluring
Powerfully appealing
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- bewitchingPowerfully and mysteriously charming
enticing · mesmerizing · beguiling · entrancing · spellbinding · charming · winsome · magnetic · seductive · irresistible
statuesque
Tall, graceful, dignified
- shapelyAttractively curved or formed
- well-formedStructurally correct and complete
- strikingNoticeably impressive
photogenic · eye-catching · breathtaking · vision · dreamlike · angelic · ethereal · luminous · glowing · flawless
archaic
Belonging to earlier times
- literaryOf written works
- ShakespeareanOf the Stratford playwright
- SpenserianOf the Faerie Queene author
lyrical · verse · sonnets · odes · flowery · ornate · elevated · courtly · chivalric · troubadour
beauty, beautiful, beautify, beautifully, beautician, beautification, beautifulness, unbeautiful