beauty

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also 1.4 Interjection 1.5 Adverb 1.6 External links 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman < Old French biaute < Vulgar Latin *bellitās (“‘beauty’”) < Latin bellus (“‘beautiful, fair’”); see beau and fair.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbjuːti/
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• Rhymes: -uːti

[edit] Noun

beauty (countable and uncountable; plural beauties)

1. The property, quality or state of being "that which pleases merely by being perceived" (Aquinas); that which is attractive, pleasing, fine or good looking; comeliness.
   • 1988: "… beauty and recollection, like danger, glamour, greed, hunger- everything but disappointment and desire- were concepts belonging to other people.” -Second Son, Robert Ferro
2. Someone who is beautiful.

   Chris is a beauty.

3. Something that is particularly good or pleasing.

   That phrasing is a beauty.

   What a goal, what a beauty.

4. An excellent or egregious example of something.
5. (with the definite article) The excellence, e.g. the genius
6. The beauty of the deal is it costs nothing!
7. (physics) A beauty quark.

[edit] Synonyms

• (property, quality): gorgeousness, inspiration, loveliness
• (someone who is beautiful): belle, looker
• (An excellent or egregious example): gem, jewel
• See also Wikisaurus:beauty
• See also Wikisaurus:beautiful woman

[edit] Antonyms

• (property, quality): repulsiveness, homeliness, ugliness

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• usefulness

[edit] Interjection

beauty

1. (Canadian) Thanks! Cool!

   It's the long weekend. Beauty!

[edit] Adverb

beauty (comparative more beauty, superlative most beauty)

1. (Canadian) Of high quality, well done.

   He made a beauty pass through the neutral zone.

[edit] External links

• beauty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• beauty in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From English beauty.

[edit] Noun

beauty (plural beauties or beauty's, diminutive beautytje, diminutive plural beautytjes)

1. A beauty, looker, beautiful person
2. A beautiful other creature or thing

   Die prachtige hengst is al net zo'n beauty als z'n ruiter

   That gorgeous stallion is as much of a beauty as his rider

3. Human beauty, as the object or goal of cosmetics etc.

[edit] Synonyms

• schoonheid
• (beautiful thing only) juweeltje n., prachtexemplaar n.