bella

beautiful

adjective BEL-lah Rare

Origin: From Latin bella, feminine of bellus ('pretty, fine').

Also means

lovely

Usage Note

Bella is the feminine singular form of bello. Before a masculine noun starting with a vowel or most consonants, bello becomes bel (un bel ragazzo); before s + consonant, z, gn, ps it becomes bello (un bello spettacolo). Bella! as a standalone exclamation means 'great!' or 'nice one!' in colloquial speech.

Examples

"Che bella giornata oggi!"

Natural Translation

What a beautiful day today!

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