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Beauty ˈbjuːti Great Area Person Woman Woods Designated

Word beauty
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈbjuːti / NAmE / ˈbjuːti /
Example
  • the beauty of the sunset/of poetry/of his singing
  • a woman of great beauty
  • the woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
  • beauty products/treatment (= intended to make a person more beautiful)
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beauty

(noun)BrE / ˈbjuːti / NAmE / ˈbjuːti /
  1. the quality of being pleasing to the senses or to the mind
    • the beauty of the sunset/of poetry/of his singing
    • a woman of great beauty
    • The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
    • beauty products/treatment (= intended to make a person more beautiful)
    • The sheer beauty of the scenery took my breath away.
  2. a person or thing that is beautiful
    • She had been a beauty in her day.
  3. an excellent example of its type
    • That last goal was a beauty!
  4. a pleasing feature
    • synonym advantage
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/advantage_1
    • One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful.
    • The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it.
  5. people all have different ideas about what is beautiful
  6. how a person looks is less important than their character
  7. Extra Examples

    • He met a blonde beauty named Cindy.
    • Her art challenges conventions of feminine beauty.
    • Her beauty faded as she got older.
    • Isn’t she a little beauty?
    • My new car’s a real beauty!
    • She was a contestant in the Miss World beauty pageant.
    • She was known as a great beauty in her time.
    • She was still a radiant beauty.
    • She works in a beauty salon.
    • The beauty of the city amazed her.
    • The film argues that inner beauty, not physical appearance, is most important.
    • The film-maker magnificently captures the beauty of the changing seasons.
    • There is a stark beauty to the desert terrain.
    • They took a walk, enjoying the beauty of the landscape.
    • They were captivated by the ethereal beauty of the music.
    • an area of breathtaking beauty
    • an exotic beauty with raven hair
    • the classical beauty of her face
    • the timeless beauty of this ancient landscape
    • She was a woman of great beauty.
    • The woods were designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
    • We all admired the beauty of the sunset.
    • We stock a wide range of beauty products.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French beaute, based on Latin bellus ‘beautiful, fine’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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