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Pronunciation : Beau"ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. beaute, beute, OF. beaut?, biaut?, Pr. beltat, F. beaut?, fr. an assumed LL. bellitas, from L. bellus pretty. See Beau.]
Definition : 1. An assemblage or graces or properties pleasing to the eye, the ear, the intellect, the ?sthetic faculty, or the moral sense. Beauty consists of a certain composition of color and figure, causing delight in the beholder. Locke. The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole. Wordsworth. The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school, was, "multitude in unity;" and there is no doubt that such is the principle of beauty. Coleridge.

2. A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence; anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.

3. A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman. All the admired beauties of Verona. Shak.

4. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.] She stained her hair yellow, which was then the beauty. Jer. Taylor. Beauty spot, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent to heighten beauty by contrast.

pl. Beauties.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913