beauty
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- noun
- /ˈbjuːti/
:
belleza
- Smith and I sit quietly for a minute, enjoying the beauty of the place.
- natural beauty
- truth and beauty
- beauty and goodness
Like this is your natural state of beauty and peace and love.
- Like this is your natural state of beauty and peace and love.
- I have seen the beauty of good, right?
- That's not what moral or spiritual beauty really is, he says.
- It was I get to experience the beauty of this character.
- And I think that's the beauty of what the NFL brings.
- And we're here to create beauty, good truth.
- The self can make the ideal and beauty actual, he says, right.
Examples
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She stopped to appreciate the beauty of the sunset over the ocean.
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I love to see such beauty.
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Just look at the beauty of that solution.
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But you know, natural beauty is the best beauty.
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Oh, that is a thing of beauty right there.
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Do you see the beauty of it?
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Well, a thing of beauty is a joy forever.
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America, the land of beauty, where all your dreams will come true.
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It was a thing of beauty!
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Where the nectar of the flowers is found, the fragrant beauty of the flower is refined.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
47
3.5
A graceful, stylish way of looking or behaving that shows good taste
19
3.2
The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character
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1.0
A quality that makes something look beautiful, often small and delicate
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3.9
A state of being very beautiful or attractive
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7.1
A very great beauty shown in delicate detail
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8.4
How beautiful something looks
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4.5
A sense of good style in clothes, design, or manners
How pleasant something looks to people
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Different people think different things are beautiful
A joke that people look more attractive after drinking alcohol
Compounds
- Literature
6
3.5
A fairy tale princess who falls into a deep sleep until a prince wakes her with a kiss
- US
4
1.3
A place where hairdressers cut and style hair and give treatments for skin and nails
- Literature
2
3.7
A person who sleeps very deeply or a thing that looks very beautiful but is not active
1
4.3
A wild, natural look often seen in landscapes like mountains or in people with strong features
A person who loves trying makeup and skin care products and following new trends
- Specialized
A tiny particle with a small negative charge that is much heavier than an electron
A small plant with slender leaves and pink flowers that blooms in early spring
A wildflower from North America with pink to purple flowers that grows in wet meadows
- Specialized
A group of plants with bright flowers that includes trees, shrubs, and garden herbs
- US
A bright gold and black fish that lives on coral reefs from the Caribbean to Brazil
- Specialized
A rare brain disorder that causes repeated long sleep periods with confusion and problems with thinking
A small North American plant with two thick leaves, pink or white flowers, and a small edible underground bulb
A small wild plant that comes back every year with low thick leaves and small white flowers with pink edges
How Beautiful
- Formal
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5.0
- US
42
4.3
847
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11
2.0
- NSFW
19
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beauty comes from Old French beaute and the Latin bellus, which meant 'pretty' or 'handsome'. So beauty is what looks or feels 'pretty' and pleases the eye.