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pulchritude
noun [U] /ˈpʌl.krɪ.tjuːd/
/-tuːd/ formalDefinition
› beauty, especially a woman's beautyBeauty and attractiveness pulchritudinous
/ˌpʌl.krɪˈtjuːd.ɪ.nəs/
/-ˈtuːd-/ adjective
/-ˈtuːd-/ adjective (Definition of pulchritude noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beauty noun (BEING BEAUTIFUL)
- bloom noun (GOOD HEALTH)
- crowning glory idiom
- desirability noun
- fairness noun (BEAUTY)
- glory noun (BEAUTY)
- good looks noun
- grace noun (MOVEMENT)
- grandeur noun
- hourglass figure noun
- jewel noun (BEAUTIFUL/IMPORTANT THING)
- lustre noun
- majesty noun
- nobility noun (MORAL)
- poetry noun
- radiance noun (HAPPINESS/BEAUTY)
- splendour noun
- vision noun (BEAUTIFUL SIGHT)
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