What is the difference between pulchritudinous and comely?
pulchritudinous | comely | Synonyms |
(literary) Having great physical beauty.
* 1994, , The Ships of Earth [http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0812532635&id=7gfXxsbBlMUC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=pulchritudinous&sig=0rRZFt_qlJjfSJjGn3wFt2fS2d4]:
* 1966, , The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0312863551&id=BekUbUYszIEC&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=pulchritudinous&sig=ZvuCF54ZL1_TGu3t7yhCfG16Vac]:
* 1998, Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Flamingo Fedora [http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0812565355&id=lU8wPXJ3OiMC&pg=PA268&lpg=PA268&dq=pulchritudinous&sig=BBtkRVAYY69odrH7zFc7qi0qwus]:
(dated, of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
* South
* Milton
* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), , Chapter IX
(archaic) Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.
* Shakespeare
* Bible, Psalms cxlvii. 1
Comely is a synonym of pulchritudinous.
Pulchritudinous is a synonym of comely.
As adjectives the difference between pulchritudinous and comely
is that pulchritudinous is (literary) having great physical beauty while comely is (of a person) pleasing or attractive to the eye.pulchritudinous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- But Shedemei had long since grown out of her adolescent jealousy of pulchritudinous girls.
- “The first example in each series,” Mike offered, “would be, on the basis of my associational analyses of such data, of such pulchritudinous value as to please any healthy, mature human male.”
- “I had standing instructions to let any pulchritudinous females into Mr. Cooke’s dressing room,” Mike admitted.
- “Pulchritudinous ? He really said that?”
- “No, I said that.”
Synonyms
* comelyDerived terms
* pulchritudinouslycomely
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young.
- Not once perceive their foul disfigurement / But boast themselves more comely than before.
- The chief's name was To-jo, and his household consisted of seven females and himself. These women were much more comely , or rather less hideous than those of Tsa's people; one of them, even, was almost pretty, being less hairy and having a rather nice skin, with high coloring.
- This is a happier and more comely time / Than when these fellows ran about the streets, / Crying confusion.
- It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely .
