pulchritudinous

adjective

Definition of pulchritudinousnext
as in beauteous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulchritudinous
  1. beauteous
  2. desirable
  3. seductive
  4. beautiful
  5. luscious
  6. attractive
  7. sexy
  8. gorgeous
Adjective
  • Mercury, the messenger, is embracing beauteous Venus in your 10th House of Drive.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
  • There’s beauteous simplicity to a pot of ordinary grains made with the most minimal of tools.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Definition of beauteous
Adjective
  • As high-quality synthetic re-creations become cheap and accessible, cloning has become a more desirable option for studios struggling with runaway production costs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Personality traits often blur between desirable and undesirable, with positive qualities becoming negative in extreme.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of desirable
Adjective
  • Chocolate may have seductive ingredients like fat and sugar, but the chocolate bar doesn’t change its recipe based on who is eating it.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Reading those album titles while simultaneously listening to Casey Kasem on American Top 40 was a seductive Sunday-morning pop speedball.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of seductive
Adjective
  • Arguably, the most beautiful version of this trend right now is the love-layers cut.
    — Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The meltwater pouring off Bråsvellbreen like waterfalls, though breathtakingly beautiful, was another sobering reminder of the consequences of global warming.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of beautiful
Adjective
  • Paper menus allow diners to tick off orders of lip-tingling laab, luscious khao soi, and juicy pomelo salad, feeling like a never-ending invitation to add just one more course.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The coffee bar prepares luscious latte flavors like Banana Bread and Dulce De Leche.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of luscious
Adjective
  • Still, the small form factor could make the technology attractive for compact industrial sensors and other devices where space is limited.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And, even with a question mark in its future, WBD's assets are still attractive to other potential buyers.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of attractive
Adjective
  • As databases go, there’s nothing sexy — and certainly nothing secret — about them.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Gillian is a classic, sexy cat-eye frame with a gold-tone temple that appears wrapped in magical vines.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of sexy
Adjective
  • My suite was on the second floor and included a separate living room and a gorgeous sun room with the best views in the house.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This past week saw the release of nearly half an hour of gorgeous gameplay from Grand Theft Auto 6, followed by a number of interviews and features about aspects of the game.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of gorgeous
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“Pulchritudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulchritudinous. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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