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- Dictionarypul·chri·tu·di·nous/ˌpəlkrəˈto͞odənəs/
adjective
- 1. beautiful: literary "Dan gazed admiringly at the pulchritudinous brunette"
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The verb pulchrify (a synonym of beautify ), the noun pulchritudeness (same meaning as pulchritude ), and the adjective pulchrous (meaning "fair or beautiful") are other pulcher offspring, but those terms have proved that, in at least some linguistic cases, beauty is fleeting.
( especially of a woman) beautiful: Last year a pulchritudinous gal from Ohio won the competition. Her pulchritudinous likeness adorns everything from bestselling books to ski boards. See. pulchritude. Fewer examples. She will probably be remembered as an underachieving tennis player, though a pulchritudinous one.
the "pulchritude" family. Even though it looks (and sounds) like it would describe a disease or a bad attitude, pulchritudinous actually describes a person of breathtaking, heartbreaking...beauty.
( especially of a woman) beautiful: Last year a pulchritudinous gal from Ohio won the competition. Her pulchritudinous likeness adorns everything from bestselling books to ski boards. See. pulchritude. Fewer examples. She will probably be remembered as an underachieving tennis player, though a pulchritudinous one.
Synonyms for PULCHRITUDINOUS: beauteous, desirable, seductive, beautiful, luscious, attractive, sexy, gorgeous; Antonyms of PULCHRITUDINOUS: unpleasant, unprepossessing, unappealing, unappetizing, unbecoming, grotesque, plain, ugly.
Pulchritude means physical beauty or attractiveness. Pulchritude is a fancy (and outdated) way of talking about how someone or something is good-looking. It’s quite rare and, for that reason, usually used for humorous effect. The adjective form of pulchritude is pulchritudinous, meaning beautiful.
PULCHRITUDINOUS definition: physically beautiful ; comely | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
pulchritudinous - used of persons only; having great physical beauty; "pulchritudinous movie stars". beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party".
Jun 14, 2024 · pulchritudinous ( comparative more pulchritudinous, superlative most pulchritudinous) ( literary) Having great physical beauty . ( obsolete, rare) That endows pulchritude; beautifying.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective pulchritudinous, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.
