About The Word Beauty
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Beauty
Beauty Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Beauty?
[n] the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
[n] an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" [n] a very attractive or seductive looking woman Synonyms | Synonyms for Beauty: beaut | dish | knockout | looker | lulu | mantrap | peach | ravisher | smasher | stunner | sweetheart Related Terms | Find terms related to Beauty: advantage | asset | attraction | attractiveness | balance | bathing beauty | beau ideal | beaut | beauty contest winner | beauty queen | belle | bunny | charmer | concinnity | cover girl | dazzler | dream | dreamboat | enchantress | equilibrium | euphony | eyeful | eye-opener | good-looker | great beauty | handsomeness | harmony | knockout | lady fair | looker | loveliness | lovely | measure | measuredness | Miss America | model | order | orderedness | paragon | peach | pinup | pinup girl | proportion | pulchritude | pussycat | raving beauty | reigning beauty | rhythm | sex kitten | slick chick | strength | stunner | sweetness | symmetry | toast See Also | adult female | appearance | attractiveness | beauteousness | comeliness | cuteness | example | exemplar | exquisiteness | fairness | glamor | glamour | glory | good example | good looks | handsomeness | loveliness | model | picturesqueness | pleasingness | prettiness | pulchritude | raw beauty | resplendence | resplendency | visual aspect | woman Beauty In Webster's Dictionary \Beau"ty\, n.; pl. {Beautie}s . [OE. beaute, beute, OF.
beaut['e], biaut['e], Pr. beltat, F. beaut['e], fr. an
assumed LL. bellitas, from L. bellus pretty. See {Beau}.]
1. An assemblage or graces or properties pleasing to the eye,
the ear, the intellect, the [ae]sthetic faculty, or the
moral sense.
Beauty consists of a certain composition of color
and figure, causing delight in the beholder.
--Locke.
The production of beauty by a multiplicity of
symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole.
--Wordsworth.
The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school,
was, ``multitude in unity;'' and there is no doubt
that such is the principle of beauty. --Coleridge.
2. A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence;
anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.
3. A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman.
All the admired beauties of Verona. --Shak.
4. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.]
She stained her hair yellow, which was then the
beauty. --Jer. Taylor.
{Beauty spot}, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent
to heighten beauty by contrast.
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