beauty

beauty
beau|ty
W2S3 [ˈbju:ti] n plural beauties
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1¦(appearance)¦
2¦(woman)¦
3¦(poem/music/emotion etc)¦
4¦(advantage)¦
5
6 beauty is in the eye of the beholder
7 beauty is only skin-deep
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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: biauté, from bel, biau 'beautiful', from Latin bellus 'pretty']
1.) ¦(APPEARANCE)¦[U]
a quality that people, places, or things have that makes them very attractive to look at
▪ her beauty and grace
▪ an area of outstanding natural beauty
▪ Millions of dollars are spent each year on beauty products .
2.) ¦(WOMAN)¦
a woman who is very beautiful
▪ She was considered a great beauty in her youth.
3.) ¦(POEM/MUSIC/EMOTION ETC)¦[U]
a quality that something such as a poem, song, emotion etc has, which gives you pleasure or joy
beauty of
▪ the beauty of Shakespeare's verse
4.) ¦(ADVANTAGE)¦
the beauty of sth
a particularly good quality that makes something especially suitable or useful
▪ The beauty of e-mail is its speed and ease of use.
5.) spoken
a very good, large etc example of something
▪ You should have seen the boat - a real beauty.
6.) beauty is in the eye of the beholder
used to say that different people have different opinions about what is beautiful
7.) beauty is only skin-deep
used to say that how someone looks is not as important as a good character

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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