1A combination of qualities, such as form, coloring material, or mannequin, that pleases the aesthetic senses, specially the sight.
‘I was struck by her beauty’
- ‘an area of outstanding natural beauty’
- ‘A great number of oaks aged over 500 years provide an abundance of aesthetic beauty, wonderful shapes and amazing structures.’
- ‘The study of literature and art shape our sense of beauty.’
- ‘My initial reaction to this was a sense that here aesthetic beauty came perilously close to swamping the work, as if it were too rich for its own good.’
- ‘The entire place inside was built to stimulate the senses with such aesthetic beauty.’
- ‘In this new exhibition, John’s love of colour and natural beauty comes to the fore.’
- ‘York residents as well as visitors to the city can now get to North Yorkshire’s national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty without the need for a car.’
- ‘Thus, they both create a thing of beauty and colour and shape and movement out of the void; they create fireworks.’
- ‘The gilding and frills of the eighteenth century were stripped away in favor of the natural beauty of materials and shapes.’
- ‘The estuary it overlooks has been designated an area of outstanding natural beauty and in winter, Canada geese and hooper swans from Greenland come to visit.’
- ‘It’s an hour before sunset, and the late light reveals the colours and beauty of the monumental sandstone faces, which glow red and pink and cast long purple shadows.’
- ‘The place, in fact, is an abundance of tropical islands of spectacular colour and beauty.’
- ‘Weathered rocks in all shapes, sizes, and color added to natural beauty of the serene surrounding.’
- ‘Arriving at Town Lake for the first time, I was struck by the natural beauty of this dammed section of the Colorado river.’
- ‘It is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty and we hope it will attract visitors for generations to come.’
- ‘In the spirit of romantic aestheticism, beauty in the natural environment was seen to inspire enlightenment through cultural expression.’
- ‘Although it was now late in the evening, the overhead lighting picked out the colours and enhance their shape and beauty with the shadows of the night that fell outside the glare.’
- ‘The sizes and shapes were unfamiliar to them, but their beauty was a welcome sight.’
- ‘Life in a setting of such spectacular natural and man-made beauty, with rooms that come and go as one pleases, seems an impossible fantasy.’
- ‘This should be done in such a way as to preserve the natural scenic beauty of the area, such as had been achieved on Royal Oak Road near the entrance to the town’s Industrial Park.’
- ‘At first sight, there is beauty, Kant explains, as there is sublimity in natural objects and in their artistic imitation.’
landmark
, place of interest, thing worth seeing, feature, distinctive feature, prominent feature, monument, spectacle, scene, view, area, landscape, display, show, exhibition, curiosity, rarity, beauty, marvel, wonder, splendour
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- 1.1 A combination of qualities that pleases the reason or moral common sense.
‘the artistry and beauty of football’
- ‘Along with The Extended Phenotype made me understnad the intellectual beauty of Darwinism; and gave me the subject for my first half-decent book.’
- ‘But during my learnings, I discovered that I appreciated the artistic beauty of military firearms.’
- ‘There are some genuine moments of intellectual beauty in the series – if you watch out for the character Elfayed, you’ll see what I mean.’
- ‘Our notions of order and disorder stand in stark contrast to the dynamic artistry of the integral beauty of things as they are in nature.’
- ‘They were also supposed to let out their intellectual beauty for a couple of minutes at the end.’
- ‘Rather than the attraction to Lauren, Abhidar had been attracted to her intellectual beauty rather than physical.’
- ‘Scenery, images of Ganesha and Saraswathi and scenes from the epics have been woven with artistic beauty.’
- ‘Taking data management to a new level of artistic beauty is the new demand and requirement to become compliant with new and emerging industry regulations.’
- ‘High-school students are eager and willing to learn physics for its own sake, once they recognize the intellectual beauty of the subject.’
- ‘In one hand he held a helmet in the shape of a griffin’s head, in the other a glaive, forged with such artistic beauty that Jeremy couldn’t imagine it being used as a mere weapon.’
- ‘The Company asserts this is hardly the case; it is a wonderfully light, oftentimes slow-burning film of little depth but terrific artistic beauty.’
- ‘The Phenomen can argue that he cannot be that every time he pulls on a pair of boots; Brazil can argue that they are not the definition of football beauty every time the whistle blows.’
- ‘The artist conjures resonant beauty from the starkest of sounds.’
- ‘And yet one cannot deny the intellectual and moral beauty of Voltaire’s too hopeful undertaking.’
- ‘It champions their main cinematic goals of creating intelligent beauty, of mixing the literal with lushness.’
- ‘Not like a physical attribute, but rather a deeper, more artistic beauty.’
- ‘The higher artistic realm of beauty, like the higher social order of nobility, was beyond his grasp.’
- ‘Someone once pointed out that the supreme beauty of football, like other games, lies in its sheer pointlessness.’
- ‘Furthermore he argues that the idea of proportion cannot be extended to moral and intellectual beauty.’
- ‘How unfortunate, then that in highlighting the raw beauty of flamenco, Gatlif forgot include a credible plot.’
attractiveness
, prettiness, good looks, pleasingness, comeliness, allure, allurement
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- 1.2 as modifier Denoting something intended to make a woman more attractive.
‘beauty treatment’
- ‘beauty products’
- ‘There were also stalls offering beauty treatments and products, allergy testing, information about cosmetic dentistry and advice on how to lose weight and give up smoking.’
- ‘Start by using essential oils and scents like jasmine or ginger in your baths, massage treatments and beauty products.’
- ‘New spa treatments and beauty products – from shampoos to shower gels smell just like the real thing.’
- ‘We shop at the same stores, he uses more beauty products than I do and is more attuned to fashionable circles than I am.’
- ‘To the rescue: a brigade of wonderfully warming beauty products and treatments that will leave your skin and hair in top condition.’
- ‘Kuja couldn’t reveal her true motive, so she said she’d sell it to buy more beauty products, as what the others said.’
- ‘Both Neil and Mark need to listen to some blunt expert advice if they are to launch beauty products that the customer finds attractive.’
- ‘Anne receives a Bosch Dishwasher along with lots of goodies including shopping vouchers, beauty treatments and a year’s supply of household products.’
- ‘There are also beauty treatments for ‘lifting’ face and body.’
- ‘Thousands of women in Indonesia have become victims of a trendy beauty treatment called the silicone injection, long outlawed in most developed countries.’
- ‘Five runners-up will receive a beauty treatment and complimentary makeover.’
- ‘Would you buy a beauty product from a movie star considered one of the most attractive women in China?’
- ‘Here in our new premises we now have nine beauty treatment rooms and two air conditioned sunbed rooms.’
- ‘According to the survey, 83 per cent of the women said they were willing to spend at least as much as last year, or even more on skin care and other beauty products.’
- ‘We want to hear your beauty secrets: the products you can’t do without, the ones that have crept into your bathroom cabinets over the past year or so, and are so good that they refuse to go away.’
- ‘At the risk of sounding like a reverse sexist, I don’t particularly care for shopping, chick flicks or comparing beauty products.’
- ‘The success of her ethically responsible health and beauty products depended on how people saw themselves, how they wanted others to see them, and how others actually did see them.’
- ‘I have always been dismissive of organic beauty products, perhaps because I am old enough to remember them as being relentlessly brown, along with rice and sandals.’
- ‘Two-thirds in Yorkshire go to wine bars and wear high heels – significantly above the national average – while a quarter have beauty treatments.’
- ‘Health and beauty treatments will also be available.’
