beauty
[noun]
Synonyms:
- attractiveness, charm, comeliness, elegance, exquisiteness, glamour, grace, handsomeness, loveliness
- belle, good-looker, lovely (slang), stunner (informal)

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Contrasted words: dog, gorgon, hag, slattern, witch
Related Idioms: raving beauty
Related Words: charmer, dazzler, dream, eye-opener, good-looker, peach, belle, toast

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English Thesaurus: beauty, sb’s good looks, glamour, aestheti

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

beau‧ty S3 W2 /ˈbjuːti/ noun (plural beauties)
[Word Family: noun: beautician, beauty; adverb: beautifully; adjective: beautiful]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: biauté, from bel, biau 'beautiful', from Latin bellus 'pretty']

1. APPEARANCE [uncountable] a quality that people, places, or things have that makes them very attractive to look at:
her beauty and grace
an area of outstanding natural beauty
Millions of dollars are spent each year on beauty products.

2. WOMAN [countable] a woman who is very beautiful:
She was considered a great beauty in her youth.

3. POEM/MUSIC/EMOTION ETC [uncountable] a quality that something such as a poem, song, emotion etc has that gives you pleasure or joy
beauty of
the beauty of Shakespeare’s verse

4. ADVANTAGE the beauty of something a particularly good quality that makes something especially suitable or useful:
The beauty of e-mail is its speed and ease of use.

5. [countable] spoken a very good, large etc example of something:
You should have seen the boat – a real beauty.

6. beauty is in the eye of the beholder used to say that different people have different opinions about what is beautiful

7. beauty is only skin-deep used to say that how someone looks is not as important as a good character

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

beauty
noun
I. quality of being beautiful
ADJ. breathtaking, extraordinary, great, outstanding, sheer an area of breathtaking beauty
classical the classical beauty of her face
natural | physical | scenic
BEAUTY + VERB last | fade Her beauty faded as she got older.
BEAUTY + NOUN competition, contest | queen | parlour, salon | treatment | spot
PHRASES beauty is in the eye of the beholder, beauty is only skin-deep

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

beauty
II. beautiful person or thing
ADJ. great She was known as a great beauty in her time.
absolute, real My new car's a real beauty!
little Isn't she a little beauty?

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

beauty the quality of being very attractive to look at - used about people, objects, and places:
She was greatly admired for her beauty and intelligence.
the natural beauty of the landscape.
The Ancient Greeks created statues of outstanding beauty and dignity.
sb’s good looks someone’s attractive appearance, especially their face and features:
With his dark good looks, Jason could have been a film star.
glamour an exciting quality which makes someone or something seem attractive and connected with wealth and success:
Men loved her for her beauty and her glamour.
Add a black lace top for a touch of glamour.
aesthetic adjective connected with beauty and the study of beauty:
The aesthetic value of their work is easy to appreciate.
the declining aesthetic standards of our civiliization
The aesthetic qualities in a Buddhist sculpture are similar to those in any other work of art.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲