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- [byoo-tee]
- /ˈbyu ti/
- /ˈbjuː.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [byoo-tee]
- /ˈbyu ti/
Definitions of beauties word
- noun plural beauties 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). 1
- noun plural beauties a beautiful person, especially a woman. 1
- noun plural beauties a beautiful thing, as a work of art or a building. 1
- noun plural beauties Often, beauties. something that is beautiful in nature or in some natural or artificial environment. 1
- noun plural beauties an individually pleasing or beautiful quality; grace; charm: a vivid blue area that is the one real beauty of the painting. 1
- noun plural beauties Informal. a particular advantage: One of the beauties of this medicine is the freedom from aftereffects. 1
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Origin of beauties
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English be(a)ute < Old French beaute; replacing Middle English bealte < Old French beltet < Vulgar Latin *bellitāt- (stem of *bellitās), equivalent to Latin bell(us) fine + -itāt- -ity
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Parts of speech for Beauties
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beauties popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beauties usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beauties
noun beauties
- allures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allure.
- delicacies — something delightful or pleasing, especially a choice food considered with regard to its rarity, costliness, or the like: Caviar is a great delicacy.
- graces — William Russell, 1832–1904, U.S. financier and shipping magnate, born in Ireland: mayor of New York City 1880–88.
- attractions — Plural form of attraction.
- classes — a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.
Antonyms for beauties
noun beauties
- dogs — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
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