- beauty
- noun1 quality of being beautifulADJECTIVE▪ breathtaking, exquisite, great, majestic, outstanding (esp. BrE), sheer, stunning▪
an area of breathtaking beauty
▪ classical▪the classical beauty of her face
▪ timeless, unspoiled▪the timeless beauty of this ancient landscape
▪ stark▪There is a stark beauty to the desert terrain.
▪ ethereal▪They were captivated by the ethereal beauty of the music.
▪ natural▪ feminine▪Her art challenges conventions of feminine beauty.
▪ aesthetic, physical▪ inner▪The film argues that inner beauty, not physical appearance, is most important.
▪ scenicVERB + BEAUTY▪ admire, appreciate, enjoy▪They took a walk, enjoying the beauty of the landscape.
▪ enhance▪ preserve▪ mar▪Advertising hoardings mar the beauty of the countryside.
▪ capture, convey▪The film-maker magnificently captures the beauty of the changing seasons.
▪ be awed by, be captivated by, be enchanted by, be entranced by, be mesmerized by, be transfixed byBEAUTY + VERB▪ amaze sb, overwhelm sb▪The beauty of the city amazed her.
▪ last▪ fade▪Her beauty faded as she got older.
BEAUTY + NOUN▪ competition (esp. BrE), contest, pageant (AmE)▪She was a contestant in the Miss World beauty pageant.
▪ contestant, queen▪ parlour/parlor, salon▪She works in a beauty salon.
▪ makeover (esp. AmE), product, regime (BrE), regimen (AmE), routine, treatment▪ rest (AmE), sleep▪ spot2 beautiful person or thingADJECTIVE▪ great▪She was known as a great beauty in her time.
▪ blonde, dark-haired, etc.▪He met a blonde beauty named Cindy.
▪ exotic▪an exotic beauty with raven hair
▪ radiant▪She was still a radiant beauty.
▪ absolute, real▪My new car's a real beauty!
▪ little▪Isn't she a little beauty?
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
