Meaning & use
beauty
The quality of being pleasing to look at or otherwise highly pleasing to the senses or the mind.
See it in a sentence
Visitors travel from around the world to admire the beauty of the northern coastline.
The beauty of the plan lies in how simple and inexpensive it is to carry out.
A note on using this word
Beauty is often used figuratively, as in the beauty of an idea, meaning its most appealing or satisfying quality.
Words with a similar meaning
attractivenessloveliness
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Words with an opposite meaning
ugliness
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