'Beauty' definitions:

Definition of 'beauty'

(from WordNet)
noun
The qualities that give pleasure to the senses [ant: ugliness]
noun
A very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish]
noun
An outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut" [syn: beauty, beaut]

Definition of 'Beauty'

From: GCIDE
  • Beauty \Beau"ty\ (b[=u]"t[y^]), n.; pl. Beauties (b[=u]"t[i^]z). [OE. beaute, beute, OF. beaut['e], biaut['e], Pr. beltat, F. beaut['e], fr. an assumed LL. bellitas, from L. bellus pretty. See Beau.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. An assemblage of graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the [ae]sthetic faculty, or the moral sense. [1913 Webster]
  • Beauty consists of a certain composition of color and figure, causing delight in the beholder. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school, was, "multitude in unity;" and there is no doubt that such is the principle of beauty. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman. [1913 Webster]
  • All the admired beauties of Verona. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • She stained her hair yellow, which was then the beauty. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • Beauty spot, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'beauty'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Beauty'