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pulchritudinous - Word of the Day - Fri Aug 16, 2024


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pulchritudinous - (adj) - beautiful

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The actress was known for her pulchritudinous appearance, captivating audiences worldwide.

 

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From what I have seen, 'pulchritudinous', is a humongous, if not the downright, most ginormous word featured here so far!

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.

Let's be honest: Your opportunities for using this word in casual conversation are probably pretty slim. But, just in case, let's do a quick run-down on the pronunciation: Pulchritudinous: "pul-kruh-TOO-di-nuhs." And one last note about this 15-letter, 5-syllable beast (which may win the award for least-beautiful word meaning "beautiful"): It's only used to describe people.

Pulchritudinous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

 

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1 hour ago, sandrewn said:

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.

My take also.

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JamesSavik

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The pulchritudinous of nature just doesn't have the right ring to it.

It sounds like a horrible disease or condition. Don't make your reader reach for a dictionary too often.

Just because you know a fifty cent word, you don't have to use it!

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