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dathúil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beautiful adj Having qualities that give great pleasure to look at, hear, or experience.
  • Bonnie adj Attractive, pretty, or pleasing, especially in Scottish usage.
  • comely adj Pleasant to look at; attractive, especially in a wholesome or modest way.
  • dreamy adj Having a vague, hazy, or dreamlike quality.
  • fine adj Of high quality; excellent.
  • fit adj Physically healthy and in good shape.
  • handsome adj Good-looking, especially describing a man's attractive face or build.
  • personable adjective Having a warm, likeable manner that makes people feel comfortable.
  • sightly adj Attractive, pleasing to the eye; affording gratification to the sense of sight; aesthetically pleasing.

Senses

dathúil is used for these senses in English:

  • beautiful Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]
  • bonnie (Scotland, Geordie) Beautiful; pretty; attractive; handsome.
  • comely Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.
  • dreamy (colloquial) Sexy; handsome; attractive.
  • fine (informal) Good-looking, attractive.
  • fit (British, informal, chiefly, slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
  • good-looking Physically attractive (of a person).
  • handsome Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.

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