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
  • But what our Gear team testers prized greatly in KitchenAid’s burr grinder was its beauteous ease of cleaning, with burrs accessibly placed just beneath the hopper.
    Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Or in absorbing Laurie Anderson’s mesmerizing Amelia — her beauteous, immediate, dreaming of a woman whose courage took her into the void, and history.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of beauteous
Adjective
  • Ghost distilleries—closed or mothballed facilities brought back to life—carry historical appeal, scarcity and traditional methods that make their products desirable among collectors and investors alike.
    Anthony Zhang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Tigers, meanwhile, hoped signing Kenta Maeda last winter could serve as a ground floor for becoming a more desirable destination for international players.
    Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of desirable
Adjective
  • And what better way to lift a mood this season than with warm, moody, and seductive scents?
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of seductive
Adjective
  • My first, and yes, highly important, finding was that the bag is indeed beautiful (its appearance alone makes the Amtrak Northeast Regional feel a bit more Orient Express).
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Singing in Spanish, too, was really beautiful, because the words are so powerful.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of beautiful
Adjective
  • Chestnut & Brown Butter Pound Cake with Chocolate Glaze The hefty dose of luscious chestnut cream combined with nutty brown butter bestows a hearty, subtle, comforting flavor of chestnuts and also gives the cake the perfect tender, velvet-like crumb.
    Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
  • All hydrangeas are perennials that come back with their luscious blooms year-after-year, but, within the larger hydrangea family, there are two types: old wood hydrangeas and new wood hydrangeas.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of luscious
Adjective
  • Here is the poem’s first radical choice: Satan is its most attractive character, not despite his envy or his desire for revenge but because of it.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Teenagers spent an average of 4.8 hours each day on social media platforms, with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat found to be the most attractive to younger users.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of attractive
Adjective
  • Cindy Crawford brought her sexiest swimsuits - and some supermodel energy - on winter vacation.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Hart says that’s enough to meet NASA’s science goals, which will continue to include basic research, but others see a waning interest in low-Earth orbit as newer and sexier destinations like Mars take center stage.
    Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sexy
Adjective
  • And Maria McManus has been strong: It’s priced beautifully, the product is absolutely gorgeous, and the messaging is incredible.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The new colors are great (ultramarine is gorgeous) and access to Apple Intelligence is a vote-winner on its own.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of gorgeous
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Thesaurus Entries Near pulchritudinous

pulchritude

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“Pulchritudinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulchritudinous. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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