Beauty meaning
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.
noun
The definition of beauty is the quality that provides pleasure to the senses or to the mind by behavior or attitude.
An attractive young lady, a stunning flower and a mother cat taking care of her kittens are all examples of beauty.
noun
Any very attractive feature.
noun
A quality or feature that is most effective, gratifying, or telling.
The beauty of the venture is that we stand to lose nothing.
noun
A thing or person having this quality; specif., a very good-looking woman.
noun
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Good looks.
noun
An outstanding or conspicuous example.
The golf shot was a beauty, stopping a foot from the hole.
noun
One that is beautiful, especially a beautiful woman.
noun
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.
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Of or having to do with cosmetics, hairstyling, etc.
Beauty products.
adjective
The property, quality or state of being "that which pleases merely by being perceived" (Aquinas); that which is attractive, pleasing, fine or good looking; comeliness.
noun
(with the definite article) The excellence, e.g. the genius.
The beauty of the deal is it costs nothing!
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(Canada) Thanks! Cool!
It's the long weekend. Beauty!
interjection
(Canada) Of high quality, well done.
He made a beauty pass through the neutral zone.
adverb
Origin of beauty
- 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
- 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