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beauty

UK/ˈbjuːti/ US/ˈbjuti/ common

noun

1.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

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2.
3.

an outstanding example of its kind

  • “his roses were beauties”
  • “when I make a mistake it”
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Origin

From Middle English bewty, bewte, beaute, bealte, from Anglo-Norman and Old French beauté (early Old French spelling biauté), from Vulgar Latin *bellitātem (“beauty”), from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fair”); see beau.

Phrases

  • age before beauty
  • anti-beauty quark
  • bathing beauty
  • beauty and the beast
  • beauty blender
  • beauty bush
  • beauty cake
  • beauty contest

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