hermoso

Spanish

Alternative forms

• fermoso (obsolete)

Etymology

From older fermoso, from Old Spanish fuermoso, from formoso, from Latin fōrmōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erˈmoso/

Adjective

hermoso (feminine singular hermosa, masculine plural hermosos, feminine plural hermosas) (superlative hermosísimo)

1. gorgeous, beautiful, lovely (woman, animal, plant, sight, place)
2. handsome (man)

   Synonyms: apuesto, guapo (more common)

Derived terms

• hermosamente
• hermosísimo

 

Related terms

• hermosura
• forma

Further reading

• “hermoso” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.