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pulchritudinous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌpʌlkɹɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/

Etymology

From Latin pulchritūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher + -tūdō. By surface analysis, pulchritude + -ous.

Meanings

1. (literary) Having great physical beauty.
   • “I had standing instructions to let any pulchritudinous females into Mr. Cooke’s dressing room,” Mike admitted. “Pulchritudinous? He really said that?” “No, I said that.” 1998, Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Flamingo Fedora:
   • But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls. 1994, Orson Scott Card, The Ships of Earth:
   • Jorja you look pulchritudinous today. 2026, Justin Graff, Table talk:
   • “The first example in each series,” Mike offered, “would be, on the basis of my associational analyses of such data, of such pulchritudinous value as to please any healthy, mature human male.” 1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress:
2. (obsolete, rare) That endows pulchritude; beautifying.

Forms

Deriveds

pulchritudinously

Relateds

pulchritude

Synonyms

comely

Translations (11)

is fallegur (having great physical beauty) · fr somptueux (having great physical beauty) · cmn 美麗 /美丽 (having great physical beauty) · fi hyvännäköinen (having great physical beauty) · la pulcher (having great physical beauty) · pl urodziwy (having great physical beauty) · ja 美しい (having great physical beauty) · da fager (having great physical beauty) · grc καλός (having great physical beauty) · he יפה תואר (having great physical beauty) · is fagur (having great physical beauty)