beautiful people

plural noun

often capitalized B&P

: wealthy or famous people whose lifestyle is usually expensive and well-publicized

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Can beautiful be used to describe a man?

Our evidence shows that when beautiful is used to describe physical beauty, it is overwhelming used of women or a physical aspect of a woman (such as her hair or skin). This hasn't always been the case: when beautiful first came into English it was used as easily of men as it was of women. Nowadays, handsome is the adjective of appreciation most commonly used of men.

The plural noun phrase beautiful people doesn't refer to the overall looks of the people mentioned, but rather the elegance and sumptuousness of their lives.

Examples of beautiful people in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One person after another after another came up to me to complain about what appeared to be a glossy commercial filled with beautiful people, a beautiful mountain lion, beautiful houses, beautiful nature. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024

And the city is just overrun with clowns and freaks and artists and comedians and musicians and beautiful people who come to watch. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024

Rarely are comedians the beautiful people, and this is true of pugs among dogs. —Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024

Chelsea indulges in the good things in life, like beautiful people, parties, her new condo in D.C. and the freedom to experiment. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above