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单词 beautifying
释义

beautifying

adjective

beau·​ti·​fy·​ing ˈbyü-tə-ˌfī-iŋ How to pronounce beautifying (audio)
: serving or intended to make someone or something more attractive or beautiful
a beautifying lotion/treatment
To ensure that everything does indeed look good, the Orentreichs offer a full menu of beautifying procedures: peels, laser resurfacing, Botox, sclerotherapy, protein injections … Vogue
It evidently surpassed his majesty's comprehension how any sober-minded and sensible individual could entertain the least possible objection to so beautifying an operation [i.e., tattooing]. Herman Melville

Synonyms

  • adorning
  • cosmetic
  • decorative
  • embellishing
  • ornamental
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities. Rana Good, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

beautifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in decorative
serving to add beauty added one last beautifying ornament to the wreath and hung it on the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • decorative
  • ornamental
  • adorning
  • beautiful
  • cosmetic
  • embellishing
  • lovely
  • gorgeous
  • charming
  • pleasing
  • appealing
  • attractive
  • delightful
  • alluring
  • glamorous
  • prepossessing
  • beauteous
  • ornate
  • fancy
  • stunning
  • elaborate
  • comely
  • handsome
  • pretty
  • detailed
  • glamourous
  • bonny
  • fair
  • bonnie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • functional
  • utilitarian

beautifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of beautify
as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • decorating
  • adorning
  • ornamenting
  • draping
  • enriching
  • trimming
  • embellishing
  • painting
  • dressing
  • festooning
  • gracing
  • garnishing
  • decking
  • bedecking
  • arraying
  • embossing
  • brightening
  • doing
  • blazoning
  • gussying up
  • fancifying
  • accessorizing
  • bedizening
  • freshening
  • caparisoning
  • embroidering
  • emblazing
  • trapping
  • dolling up
  • smartening
  • doing up
  • fancying up
  • prettying (up)
  • glitzing (up)
  • braiding
  • gilding
  • chasing
  • frilling
  • garlanding
  • hanging
  • bossing
  • figuring
  • redecorating
  • redoing
  • ribboning
  • swagging
  • jeweling
  • filleting
  • wreathing
  • feathering
  • appliquéing
  • fringing
  • flouncing
  • dressing up
  • lacing
  • tricking (out)
  • sprucing (up)
  • filigreeing
  • jewelling
  • pearling
  • diamonding
  • impearling
  • gemming
  • furbelowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • defacing
  • simplifying
  • disfiguring
  • streamlining
  • spoiling
  • marring
  • stripping
  • displaying
  • dismantling
  • uncovering
  • revealing
  • scarring
  • exposing
  • blemishing
  • denuding
  • baring
  • divesting
  • uglifying
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