Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BEAU'TI-FUL, a. [bu'tiful. beauty and full.]

1. Elegant in form; fair; having the form that pleases the eye. It expresses more than handsome. A beautiful woman is one of the most attractive objects in all nature's works. – Anon. A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. – Lord Kames.
2. Having the qualities which constitute beauty, or that which pleases the senses other than the sight; as, a beautiful sound. – Encyc.