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- [byoo-tee]
- /ˈbyu ti/
- /ˈbjuːti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [byoo-tee]
- /ˈbyu ti/
Definitions of beauty word
- uncountable noun beauty Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful. 3
- countable noun beauty A beauty is a beautiful woman. 3
- countable noun beauty You can say that something is a beauty when you think it is very good. 3
- countable noun beauty The beauties of something are its attractive qualities or features. 3
- adjective beauty Beauty is used to describe people, products, and activities that are concerned with making women look beautiful. 3
- countable noun beauty If you say that a particular feature is the beauty of something, you mean that this feature is what makes the thing so good. 3
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Origin of beauty
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 Beauty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beauty 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beauty
noun beauty
- style — a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- artistry — Artistry is the creative skill of an artist, writer, actor, or musician.
- refinement — fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
- allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
Antonyms for beauty
noun beauty
- dog — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- inelegance — the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance.
- roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- crudeness — in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
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