beauty

CEFRA2

/ˈbjuːti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    the qualities that give pleasure to the senses.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Someone who is beautiful.

Examples

  • Beauty lies in the eyes of the one who sees.

  • Kyoto is internationally famous for its scenic beauty.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [-ɾi]
  • [ˈb(j)ɪu̯ɾ̥ɪ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Those aspects or elements that make someone or something beautiful.

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

  3. Something that is particularly good or pleasing.

More examples

In context

  • We stopped to admire the natural beauty of the mountain sunset.

  • What a goal! That was a real beauty!

  • Brigitte Bardot was a renowned beauty.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bewty, bewte, beaute, bealte, from Anglo-Norman and Old French beauté (early Old French spelling biauté), from Vulgar Latin *bellitātem (“beauty”), from Latin bellus (“beautiful, fair”); see beau. In this sense, mostly displaced native Old English fæġernes, whence Modern English fairness.