beau comme un cœur

French

Etymology

Literally, “beautiful as a heart, pretty as a heart”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo kɔm œ̃ kœʁ/

Adjective

beau comme un cœur (feminine belle comme un cœur, masculine plural beaux comme des cœurs, feminine plural belles comme des cœurs)

1. (simile, of people) pretty as a picture, cute as a button

   Antonym: laid comme un pou

Usage notes

• Often used for women and children.

See also

• beau comme un dieu