beauty

Noun
Synonyms: smasherstunnerknockoutravishersweetheartpeachlululookermantrapdishbeaut

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
  2. a very attractive or seductive looking womanSynonyms: smasherstunnerknockoutravishersweetheartpeachlululookermantrapdish
  3. an outstanding example of its kind“his roses were beauties”“when I make a mistake it's a beaut”Synonyms: beaut
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

The Devil's Dictionary

BEAUTY, n. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
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