"pulchritudinous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/ Audio: en-us-pulchritudinous.ogg Forms: more pulchritudinous [comparative], most pulchritudinous [superlative]
Etymology: From pulchritude + -in- + -ous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pulchritude|-in-|-ous}} pulchritude + -in- + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} pulchritudinous (comparative more pulchritudinous, superlative most pulchritudinous)
  1. (literary) Having great physical beauty. Tags: literary Translations (having great physical beauty): καλός (kalós) (Ancient Greek), 美麗 (Chinese Mandarin), 美丽 (měilì) (Chinese Mandarin), fager (Danish), hyvännäköinen (Finnish), somptueux [masculine] (French), יפה תואר (Hebrew), fagur [masculine] (Icelandic), fallegur [masculine] (Icelandic), 美しい (Japanese), pulcher (Latin), urodziwy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-pulchritudinous-en-adj-RtY5ljn7 Disambiguation of 'having great physical beauty': 96 4
  2. (obsolete, rare) That endows pulchritude; beautifying. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-pulchritudinous-en-adj-GId8pLp0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -in-, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -in-: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: comely Derived forms: pulchritudinously Related terms: pulchritude
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