Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beautification

/bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: beau-ti-fi-ca-tion
IPA: /bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: prettification"
"Thanks to the beautification efforts, the appearance of the highway has vastly improved."
"This trend, which he attributes to social media and describes as “beautification” rather than a desire to turn back the years, might involve a blepharoplasty or removing buccal fat (between the cheek and jaw bones.)"

Etymology

First attested in 1600, from beautify (“to make beautiful”) + -ication.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: beautify

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

beautifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

beautician beautiful beauty

Synonyms

prettification

Antonyms

uglification

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce beautification?: The recorded pronunciation is /bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does beautification mean?: Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
Where does beautification come from?: First attested in 1600, from beautify (“to make beautiful”) + -ication.

How to pronounce beautification

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