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beauty

 
 
/ˈbjuːti/ noun

Definition

QUALITY [U] the quality of being beautiful: The whole area is famous for its natural beauty. a beauty contest (= competition to find the most beautiful woman)
the beauty of sth the quality that makes something especially good or attractive: The beauty of the plan is that it won't cost anything.
a beauty product/treatment a product or treatment to make you more beautiful
EXCELLENT THING [C] informal something that is an excellent example of its type: That last goal was a beauty.
WOMAN [C] old-fashioned a beautiful woman
(Definition of beauty noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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