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beauty
[ byoo-tee ]
noun
- the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
Synonyms: , ,
- a beautiful person, especially a woman.
Synonyms:
- treatments and products that enhance a person’s physical attractiveness, or the industry associated with this:
She left her career in business administration to pursue her passion in beauty and wellness.
- a beautiful thing, as a work of art or a building.
- Often beauties. a beautiful feature or trait in nature or in some natural or artificial environment:
the rugged beauties of our seashore and mountains.
a vivid blue area that is the one real beauty of the painting.
- Informal. a particular advantage:
One of the beauties of this medicine is the freedom from aftereffects.
- (often used ironically) someone or something that is extraordinary, remarkable, or amazing; a beaut:
That sunburn is a real beauty!
- something excellent of its kind:
My old car, now she was a beauty.
adjective
- relating to or being something intended to enhance a person’s physical attractiveness: Make time for yourself and book a relaxing beauty treatment in our first-class spa.
They have a wonderful handcrafted line of natural beauty products, including soaps, lip balm, scented oils, and moisturizer.
Make time for yourself and book a relaxing beauty treatment in our first-class spa.
beauty
/ ˈːɪ /
noun
- the combination of all the qualities of a person or thing that delight the senses and please the mind
- a very attractive and well-formed girl or woman
- informal.an outstanding example of its kind
the horse is a beauty
- informal.an advantageous feature
one beauty of the job is the short hours
- informal.a light-hearted and affectionate term of address
hello, my old beauty!
interjection
- ˈːɪ an expression of approval or agreement Also (Scot, Austral, and NZ)you beauty
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz··ٲ noun plural nonbeauties
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beauty1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with beauty , also see that's the beauty of .Example Sentences
"I believe submission is, like, the highest form of beauty for a woman," Reitsma said in a video defending the fundamentalist teaching of male headship over women.
Jen finds a way to leak news regarding camp conditions to Ursula, whose guilt is matched by her journalist’s ambition to rise beyond her work as a beauty writer.
One of the beauties of the internet is that it is self-healing, meaning that information, when blocked, just travels in a new direction.
You can be a difficult person — even close to radioactive at times — and still admire the beauty of the world and be a proponent of all of the gifts it can supply you.
The beauty of butter boards extends past its visual aesthetics.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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