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beauty

//ˈbjuːti//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

Note for beauty

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
beauties

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more beauty
Superlative
most beauty

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

    • “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,”, that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
    • "The aviators didn't get him," Denham replied slowly. "What?" "It was Beauty. As always Beauty killed the Beast."
    • Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
  2. 2.Someone who is beautiful.

    • Brigitte Bardot was a renowned beauty.
  3. 3.Those aspects or elements that make someone or something beautiful.

  4. 4.Something that is particularly good or pleasing.

    • What a goal! That was a real beauty!

Interjection

A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

  1. 1.Thanks!

  2. 2.Cool!

    • It's the long weekend. Beauty!

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Of high quality, well done.

    • He made a beauty pass through the neutral zone.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1919

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Rare
Literature
Uncommon

Related words

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.?

Proto-Italic *dwenos

Old Latin duenos

Old Latin *duenelos

Latin bellus

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Proto-Italic *-tāts

Latin -itātem

Vulgar Latin *bellitātem

Anglo-Norman biautébor.

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