ख़ूबसूरत (khoobsoorat)

adjective A single, high-frequency adjective meaning 'beautiful, good-looking' -- used for people, faces, places, and things alike. Borrowed from Persian (ख़ूब khoob, 'excellent' + सूरत soorat, 'face/appearance').
Sense 1 : beautiful, good-looking
adjective
Synonyms: सुंदर (sundar), खूबसूरत (khoobsoorat, variant spelling without nuqta), प्यारा (pyaaraa, cute/lovely), हसीन (hasiin, literary), सुहावना (suhaavnaa, used mainly for scenery/weather)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the everyday, all-purpose word for 'beautiful' in Hindi conversation -- you will hear it about a bride, a sunset, a painting, or a city with equal ease. Its Persian roots (via Urdu) are a good reminder of how much everyday Hindi vocabulary comes from that shared Hindustani heritage, alongside its more Sanskrit-flavored cousin सुंदर (sundar), which feels a shade more formal or literary in comparison.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reserve this word for faces only, but it is used just as freely for places, views, clothes, and even abstract things like a ख़ूबसूरत मौका (khoobsoorat maukaa, 'a beautiful opportunity'). 2) The nuqta under ख़ (kh) is often dropped in casual writing and typing (खूबसूरत khoobsoorat), which is completely normal and not an error, but the sound is technically distinct from a plain ख.
Sample Sentences:
यह जगह बहुत ख़ूबसूरत है। This place is very beautiful.
(yah jagah bahut khoobsoorat hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दुल्हन आज बहुत ख़ूबसूरत लग रही थी। The bride looked very beautiful today.
(dulhan aaj bahut khoobsoorat lag rahii thii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सूरज ढलते वक़्त आसमान कितना ख़ूबसूरत हो जाता है! How beautiful the sky becomes when the sun is setting!
(sooraj dhalte vaqt aasmaan kitnaa khoobsoorat ho jaataa hai!)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
काश मेरा घर भी इतना ख़ूबसूरत होता। I wish my house were as beautiful too.
(kaash meraa ghar bhii itnaa khoobsoorat hotaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
उसने एक बहुत ख़ूबसूरत पेंटिंग बनाई। She made a very beautiful painting.
(usne ek bahut khoobsoorat penting banaaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह शहर हर मौसम में ख़ूबसूरत दिखता है। This city looks beautiful in every season.
(yah shahar har mausam men khoobsoorat dikhtaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या यह साड़ी ख़ूबसूरत नहीं है? Isn't this sari beautiful?
(kyaa yah saadii khoobsoorat nahiin hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह अपने बाल ऐसे बना ले तो और ख़ूबसूरत लगेगी। If she does her hair like that, she'll look even more beautiful.
(agar vah apne baal aise banaa le to aur khoobsoorat lagegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
उस मंदिर की नक़्काशी बहुत ख़ूबसूरत बनाई गई है। The carving of that temple has been made very beautiful.
(us mandir kii naqkaashii bahut khoobsoorat banaaii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
ज़रा उस ख़ूबसूरत नज़ारे को तो देखो। Just look at that beautiful view.
(zaraa us khoobsoorat nazaare ko to dekho।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उम्मीद है कि आपकी नई गाड़ी ख़ूबसूरत निकले। Hopefully your new car turns out to be beautiful.
(ummiid hai ki aapkii naii gaadii khoobsoorat nikle।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: ख़ूबसूरत (khoobsoorat)