Beauty Definition
byo͝otē
beauties
noun
beauties
A quality or combination of qualities that gives pleasure to the mind or senses and is often associated with properties such as harmony of form or color, proportion, authenticity, and originality.
American Heritage
The quality attributed to whatever pleases or satisfies the senses or mind, as by line, color, form, texture, proportion, rhythmic motion, tone, etc., or by behavior, attitude, etc.
Webster's New World
One that is beautiful, especially a beautiful woman.
American Heritage
A thing or person having this quality; specif., a very good-looking woman.
Webster's New World
A quality or feature that is most effective, gratifying, or telling.
The beauty of the venture is that we stand to lose nothing.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Of or having to do with cosmetics, hairstyling, etc.
Beauty products.
Webster's New World
interjection
(Canada) Thanks! Cool!
It's the long weekend. Beauty!
Wiktionary
adverb
(Canada) Of high quality, well done.
He made a beauty pass through the neutral zone.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Beauty
Noun
Singular:
beautyPlural:
beautiesOrigin of Beauty
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Anglo-Norman and Old French beauté (early Old French spelling biauté), from Vulgar Latin *bellitās (“beauty”), from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fair”); see beau.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English beaute from Old French biaute from Vulgar Latin bellitās from Latin bellus pretty deu-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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