beautynoun
uk/ˈbjuː.ti/us/ˈbjuː.t̬i/beauty noun (BEING BEAUTIFUL)
B1 [ C or U ] the quality of being pleasing, especially to look at, or someone or something that gives great pleasure, especially when you look at it:
[ U ] the business of making people look attractive, using make-up, treatments, etc.:
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- With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.
- The beauty and range of his voice distinguishes him from other tenors.
- She loved the beauty and fruitfulness of the autumn, when the whole countryside was ablaze with rich golden colours.
- It was a scene of indescribable beauty.
- She was renowned for her eloquence and beauty.
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Beauty and attractiveness
- attractive
- chic
- crowning glory idiom
- dainty
- desirability
- grace
- graceful
- grandeur
- homely
- hourglass figure
- majesty
- nobility
- picturesque
- poetry
- pretty
- splendour
- stately
- sublime
- sultry
- voluptuous
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beauty noun (EXCELLENT THING)
[ C ] informal something that is an excellent example of its type:
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Good and excellent things
- badass
- be the best thing since sliced bread idiom
- beaut
- belter
- bunch
- corker
- flagship
- gem
- jewel
- king
- lulu
- marvel
- paragon
- peach
- phenomenon
- the flower of sth idiom
- the jewel in the crown idiom
- the pick of sth idiom
- the real deal
- the Rolls-Royce of sth idiom
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beauty noun (ADVANTAGE)
a quality that makes something especially good or attractive:
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Useful or advantageous
- a pearl of great price idiom
- a place in the sun idiom
- advantageous
- all-singing
- amiss
- corrective
- favourable
- fodder
- foil
- fruitful
- fruitfulness
- general
- palliative
- profitable
- repay
- repay sb's effort, time, attention, etc. idiom
- respite
- salutary
- serviceable
- sniff
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