"beautifying" meaning in English

See beautifying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more beautifying [comparative], most beautifying [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} beautifying (comparative more beautifying, superlative most beautifying)
  1. That beautifies; tending to make beautiful. Translations (tending to make beautiful): beliga (Esperanto), embellissant (French)
    Sense id: en-beautifying-en-adj-oSo~QirG

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} beautifying (uncountable)
  1. The action of the verb to beautify. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: beautification Translations (the action of the verb to beautify): beligo (Esperanto), beligado (Esperanto), embellissement (French), Verschönerung [feminine] (German), jönam (Volapük), jönükam (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-beautifying-en-noun-pWA96Glm

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beautifying
  1. present participle and gerund of beautify Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: beautify
    Sense id: en-beautifying-en-verb-~nMok180 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 20 55

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