beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- idiom
- Informal
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la belleza está en el ojo del espectador
- Whether you like this dress or not, remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Examples
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He believes that beauty is in the eye of the beholder when people question his taste in music.
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To some, modern art is stunning, but true beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
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I think beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Many people argue about art, but they forget that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Some find her style unusual, while others adore it; after all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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When it comes to fashion choices, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and everyone has different tastes.
Synonyms
A joke that people look more attractive after drinking alcohol
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
beauty + be + in + the + eyes + of + the + beholder
The proverb’s sense is directly built from its parts: 'beauty' (qualities that please) + 'is in' (located in) + 'the eye of the beholder' (the perceiver’s sight/judgment), so the intended meaning that judgments of beauty vary with the observer is inferable. This metaphorical mapping (perception → opinion) is common across languages and follows a straightforward compositional pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should grasp the meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
The saying beauty is in the eye of the beholder gives a simple picture: the beholder is the person who looks and the eye is what lets each person find something 'beautiful'. So, it means that people have different tastes and what one person likes may not look beautiful to someone else.