beauty

noun
beau·ty
/ˈbjuːti/

The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

Other meanings

Someone who is beautiful.
“Brigitte Bardot was a renowned beauty.”
Those aspects or elements that make someone or something beautiful.

Synonyms

peach
dish

Related words

age before beauty
bathing beauty
beaut
beauteous
beautician
beautifiable
beautification
beautifier
beautiful
beautifully
beautifulness
beautify

Example sentences

“Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“She had never seen such beauty before.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "bellus" (beautiful, fair).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “beauty” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.