/eɾˈmo.so/
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Translation
beautiful, handsome
Word origin
From Latin formosus ('beautiful, well-shaped'), from forma ('shape, form'). The Latin f became a silent h.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- formosus
- English cognates
- form, formal, format
Grammar
Examples
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What a beautiful day it is today.
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She has a beautiful smile.
sano.
He is a handsome, healthy boy.
amanecer.
The garden from the window was simply beautiful at dawn.
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He wrote a beautiful message for his mother on her birthday.
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The sky was beautiful that summer afternoon.
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He gave a beautiful book to his mother for her birthday.
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