beautiful people
plural noun
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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
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024
Come for a meal, come for a snack, come to see the beautiful people.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2024
So, so proud of these incredibly talented, beautiful people.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 22 May 2024
Would anyone watch a movie where the protagonist wasn’t trying to seduce beautiful people?
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Beautiful people.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beautiful%20people. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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