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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024beau•ty /ˈbyuti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the quality that gives pleasure to the mind or the senses;
the quality of being beautiful:[uncountable]Beauty is only skin deep. - a beautiful person, esp. a woman:[countable]She's a real beauty.
- [countable] something beautiful, as an animal or a work of art.
- Often, beauties. [plural] something beautiful in nature:[countable]looking at the beauties of nature on an island in the Baltic.
- Informal Terms[countable] a particular advantage: One of the beauties of this plan is its low cost.
- [countable] (often used ironically) something remarkable or excellent: [My old car was a beauty.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024beau•ty (byo̅o̅′tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
- a beautiful person, esp. a woman.
- a beautiful thing, as a work of art or a building.
- Often, beauties. something that is beautiful in nature or in some natural or artificial environment.
- an individually pleasing or beautiful quality;
grace;
charm:a vivid blue area that is the one real beauty of the painting. - Informal Termsa particular advantage:One of the beauties of this medicine is the freedom from aftereffects.
- (usually used ironically) something extraordinary:My sunburn was a real beauty.
- something excellent of its kind:My old car was a beauty.
- Vulgar Latin *bellitāt- (stem of *bellitās), equivalent. to Latin bell(us) fine + -itāt- -ity
- Old French beltet
- Old French beaute; replacing Middle English bealte
- Middle English be(a)ute 1225–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loveliness, pulchritude, comeliness, fairness, attractiveness.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged belle.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ugliness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: beauty /ˈbjuːtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the combination of all the qualities of a person or thing that delight the senses and please the mind
- a very attractive and well-formed girl or woman
- informal an outstanding example of its kind
- informal an advantageous feature: one beauty of the job is the short hours
interj - /NZ: ˈbjuːdɪ/ an expression of approval or agreement
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French biauté, from biau beautiful; see beau |