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beauty

[ byoo-tee ]

noun

plural beauties.
  1. 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).

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  2. a beautiful person, especially a woman.

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  3. treatments and products that enhance a person’s physical attractiveness, or the industry associated with this:

    She left her career in business administration to pursue her passion in beauty and wellness.

  4. a beautiful thing, as a work of art or a building.
  5. Often beauties. a beautiful feature or trait in nature or in some natural or artificial environment:

    the rugged beauties of our seashore and mountains.

  6. an individually pleasing or beautiful quality; grace; charm:

    a vivid blue area that is the one real beauty of the painting.

  7. Informal. a particular advantage:

    One of the beauties of this medicine is the freedom from aftereffects.

  8. (often used ironically) someone or something that is extraordinary, remarkable, or amazing; a beaut:

    That sunburn is a real beauty!

  9. something excellent of its kind:

    My old car, now she was a beauty.



adjective

  1. relating to or being something intended to enhance a person’s physical attractiveness: Make time for yourself and book a relaxing beauty treatment in our first-class spa.

    They have a wonderful handcrafted line of natural beauty products, including soaps, lip balm, scented oils, and moisturizer.

    Make time for yourself and book a relaxing beauty treatment in our first-class spa.

beauty

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. the combination of all the qualities of a person or thing that delight the senses and please the mind
  2. a very attractive and well-formed girl or woman
  3. informal.
    an outstanding example of its kind

    the horse is a beauty

  4. informal.
    an advantageous feature

    one beauty of the job is the short hours

  5. informal.
    a light-hearted and affectionate term of address

    hello, my old beauty!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. ˈːɪ an expression of approval or agreement Also (Scot, Austral, and NZ)you beauty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·𲹳·ٲ noun plural nonbeauties
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Word History and Origins

Origin of beauty1

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English be(a)ute, from Old French beaute; replacing Middle English bealte, from Old French beltet, from unattested Vulgar Latin - (stem of unattested ), equivalent to Latin bell(us) “fine” + -- noun suffix; -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of beauty1

C13: from Old French ܳé , from biau beautiful; see beau
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with beauty , also see that's the beauty of .
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Example Sentences

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Salons are "a vital pillar of our high streets", he said, adding "many hair and beauty businesses will benefit from some of the other measures the chancellor introduced".

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"I want to show the world the richness and beauty of African culture," says the Beninese-French music icon Angelique Kidjo of her return to the Proms.

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Tuesday's killing of tourists gathered at a Himalayan beauty spot in Pahalgam was one of the deadliest incidents in Indian-administered Kashmir in recent years.

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"To find beauty in ugliness is the province of the poet. The most beautiful defeat of my career."

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She co-owns a beauty clinic in central Beijing and has become one of the most recognisable faces of China's plastic surgery boom.

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