Beauty

/ˈbjuːti/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
2. Someone who is beautiful.
3. (in the plural) Those aspects or elements that make someone or something beautiful.
4. Something that is particularly good or pleasing.
5. An excellent or egregious example of something.
6. (with the definite article) The excellence or genius of a scheme or decision.
7. (particle physics, obsolete) A beauty quark (now called bottom quark).
8. Beauty treatment; cosmetology.

Example Sentences

1988, "… beauty and recollection, like danger, glamour, greed, hunger- everything but disappointment and desire- were concepts belonging to other people.” -Second Son, Robert Ferro

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: / Its loveliness increases; it will never / Pass into nothingness; but still will keep / A bower quiet for us, and a sleep / Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

‘Say, hast thou seen enough!’ ‘I have looked on beauty, and I am blinded,’ I said hoarsely, lifting my hand to cover up my eyes.

Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.

"The aviators didn't get him," Denham replied slowly. "What?" "It was Beauty. As always Beauty killed the Beast."

Much as one appreciates the beauty of these woodlands, it was good to learn that some discreet tree-felling may open up the view still further.

Brigitte Bardot was a renowned beauty.

The website calls a vote for Alyona a vote against "beauties who do not look natural and who cannot be distinguished from each other" and rails against the "imposed standards" of 90-60-90 vital statistics, and "cigarettes with out nicotine and coffee without caffeine".

Synonyms for beauty

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Word Forms

• beauties
• more beauty
• most beauty
• beautying
• beautied

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