Latin Word of the Day
pulcher
PUL-ker • adjective — 10th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: beautiful; handsome; attractive
Examples
- Puella pulchra ridet.
(The beautiful girl smiles.) - Canis pulcher ambulat in horto.
(The pretty dog walks in the garden.) - Hortus pulcher floribus splendet.
(The beautiful garden shines with flowers.)
Synonyms
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Pulcher is used to describe physical beauty or attractiveness of people and things. It must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case (pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum). It can mean "handsome" for men or "beautiful/pretty" for women and objects; intensifiers like "valde" (very) are often added in speech or writing.
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