beauty
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A quality that makes something very pleasing to look at, hear or experience.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
byooteeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbjuti
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A very attractive or seductive looking woman
uncountable
The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
Someone who is beautiful.
Something that is particularly good or pleasing.
An excellent or egregious example of something.
with the definite article
The excellence or genius of a scheme or decision.
adjective
canada
Of high quality, well done.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A very attractive or seductive looking woman
Used this way, beauty is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It carries more force than its gentler alternatives. It sounds natural in ordinary conversation and in expressive writing alike.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Strong
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
Nearby words
- knockout , more casual, better suited to speech than writing
- looker , more casual, better suited to speech than writing
- stunner , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use beauty
- “The beauty of the sunset over the mountains was truly breathtaking.”noun
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