physical beauty
Origin of pulchritude
Middle English from Classical Latin pulchritudo from pulcher, beautifulpulchritude
pul·chri·tude 
Not only is she a woman with great pulchritude, she has a lovely personality to match.
Pulchritude is defined as physical beauty.
An example of pulchritude is a gorgeous woman.
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pulchritude
noun
Great physical beauty and appeal.
Origin of pulchritude
Middle English pulcritude from Latin pulchritūdō from pulcher pulchr- beautifulRelated Forms:
- pul′chri·tud′i·nous
adjective
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Origin
Middle English pulcritude, from Latin pulchritÅ«dÅ, from pulcher (“beautiful").
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