Main Entry:

beau·ty

Pronunciation:

\ˈbyü-tē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural beauties

Etymology:

Middle English beaute, bealte, from Anglo-French, from bel, beau beautiful, from Latin bellus pretty; akin to Latin bonus good — more at bounty

Date:

14th century

1: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : loveliness2: a beautiful person or thing ; especially : a beautiful woman3: a particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality4: a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance <that mistake was a beauty>5: bottom 9