beautification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
First attested in 1600, from beautify (“to make beautiful”) + -ication.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
This trend, which he attributes to social media and describes as “beautification” rather than a desire to turn back the years, might involve a blepharoplasty or removing buccal fat (between the cheek and jaw bones.)
2025 August 16, Emma Jacobs, quoting Aamer Khan, “Would you pay $200,000 to look half your age?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5:Near-synonym: prettification
Thanks to the beautification efforts, the appearance of the highway has vastly improved.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beautifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
beauty · beautician · beautiful
Synonyms
Translations (14)
ro înfrumusețare (beautifying, making beautiful) · de Verschönerung (beautifying, making beautiful) · tr güzelleştirme (beautifying, making beautiful) · ks شوٗبرَن (beautifying, making beautiful) · pl upiększenie (beautifying, making beautiful) · pt embelezamento (beautifying, making beautiful) · fr embellissement (beautifying, making beautiful) · it abbellimento (beautifying, making beautiful) · es embellecimiento (beautifying, making beautiful) · el καλλωπισμός (beautifying, making beautiful) · ar تَجْمِيل (beautifying, making beautiful) · vo jönükam (beautifying, making beautiful) · vo jönam (beautifying, making beautiful) · de Ausschmückung (beautifying, making beautiful)