definition of the word beauty

From Anglo-Norman < Old French biaute < Mediaeval Latin bellitas (“‘beauty’”) < Latin bellus (“‘beautiful, fair’”); see beau and fair.

• IPA: /ˈbjuːti/
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• Rhymes: -uːti

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beauty (countable and uncountable; plural beauties)

1. 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.
   • 1988: "… beauty and recollection, like danger, glamour, greed, hunger- everything but disappointment and desire- were concepts belonging to other people.” -Second Son, Robert Ferro
2. Someone who is beautiful.

   Chris is a beauty.

3. Something that is particularly good or pleasing.

   My car is a beauty.

   What a goal, what a beauty.

4. An excellent or egregious example of something.
5. (with the definite article) the excellence, e.g. the genius

   The beauty of the deal is it costs nothing!

6. (physics) The beauty quark.

• (property, quality): gorgeousness, inspiration, loveliness
• See also Wikisaurus:beauty
• See also Wikisaurus:beautiful woman

• (property, quality): repulsiveness, homeliness, ugliness

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