beaut

English

Etymology

Clipping of beauty.

Pronunciation

• enPR: byo͞ot, IPA^(key): /bjuːt/
• Rhymes: -uːt
• Homophones: butte, Bute, Butte

Noun

beaut (plural beauts)

1. (informal) Something or someone that is physically attractive.

   That new car of yours is a real beaut.

2. (informal) Something that is a remarkable example of its type.
   • 1942, Nelson Algren, Never Come Morning, published 2001, page 282:

     Bruno lifted his left hand out of the bucket in order to point out to Catfoot a lump, the size of a darning egg, over his left eye. […] "Ain't it a beaut, Cat? It's where he butted me."

   • 1994, Stephen Jay Gould, Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History, page 109:

     In his most famous quip, La Guardia once remarked, “When I make a mistake it's a beaut!”

   • 2000, James Patterson, The Midnight Club, page 272:

     Both of them were used to long surveillance stints. This looked like it might be a beaut.

Synonyms

• (someone that is physically attractive): See Thesaurus:beautiful person

Anagrams

• tubae