rugged beauty
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- noun
- /ˈrʌɡɪd ˈbjuːti/
:
belleza rústica
- After I married, I came to love the rugged beauty of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and the panoramic views of the Atlantic.
Examples
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The countryside surrounding Phoenix is renowned for its rugged beauty and hiking trails.
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The Washington coastline just has this rugged beauty unlike anywhere else we've ever been.
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Despite the rugged beauty of this land, there's a sort of strange emptiness about it.
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As the plane circled the modest campsite, the rugged beauty of Alaska was in full view.
Fiction book (2002) -
This region, long famous for its rugged beauty (and a favorite of trekkers), would be changed immutably: lakes leeched, fjords flooded, and glaciers glossed.
Blog text (22) -
As the plane circled the modest campsite, the rugged beauty of Alaska was in full view.
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The landscape is one of rugged beauty, with river-carved rocks showing the sediments laid down over eons.
Synonyms
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3.9
A rough, strong, attractive appearance in a man's face or style
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2.5
A beautiful view of land or water that attracts visitors
Strong natural beauty that is not changed by people
Antonyms
How Natural
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ‘‘wild, natural attractiveness’’ is directly and transparently built from 'rugged' (rough, uneven, untamed) modifying 'beauty' (qualities that please the senses). This adjective+noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Rugged beauty may come from the picture of rough, uneven rocks or a wind-blown face: rugged means rough and strong, and beauty means something pleasing to look at. So, it describes 'a wild, natural attractiveness' in places or people where roughness makes them striking.