Attractive, beautiful in appearance; pleasing or handsome in physical form or aspect. The term is primarily used to describe what is aesthetically pleasing to the eye, whether a person's appearance, an animal, or objects such as cities or land. In rarer instances, it is extended to the quality or pleasantness of voice or speech, and, by extension, to positive or admirable qualities (such as favor).

Etymology From the root יפה (y-p-h), meaning 'to be beautiful' or 'to become fair.' יָפֶה is the masculine singular adjective form derived from this root, expressing the state or quality of being attractive or aesthetically pleasing. The core root meaning is focused on attractiveness or beauty, though the lexical meaning of יָפֶה expands to broader senses of physical and occasionally moral or qualitative attractiveness.

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Akan yɛ fɛ to be beautiful, to be handsome, to be attractive
Ewe to be beautiful
Fante Yɛ fɛ beautiful
Ga fɛɛnɛ beautiful, attractive
Nzema to be pretty/beautiful