- pulchritude
- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pulchritudin-, pulchritudo, from pulchr-, pulcher beautiful Date: 15th century physical comeliness • pulchritudinous adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Pulchritude — Pul chri*tude, n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher beautiful.] 1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness. [1913 Webster] Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. Court of Love. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pulchritude — beauty, c.1400, from L. pulchritudo, from pulcher beautiful, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
pulchritude — [n] beauty adorableness, allure, allurement, attraction, elegance, exquisiteness, glamor, good looks, handsomeness, loveliness, physical attractiveness, prettiness, shapeliness; concept 718 … New thesaurus
pulchritude — [pul′krə to͞od΄, pul′krətyo͞od΄] n. [ME < L pulchritudo < pulcher, beautiful] physical beauty ☆ pulchritudinous [pul′krə to͞od΄ n əs, pul′krə tyo͞od΄ n əs] adj … English World dictionary
pulchritude — /pul kri toohd , tyoohd /, n. physical beauty; comeliness. [1350 1400; ME < L pulchritudo beauty, equiv. to pulchri (comb. form of pulcher beautiful) + tudo TUDE] Syn. loveliness, beauteousness, fairness. * * * … Universalium
pulchritude — noun [ˈpʰʌɫkɹəˌtj̊uːd/ Physical beauty … Wiktionary
pulchritude — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. prettiness, attractiveness, loveliness. see beauty … English dictionary for students
pulchritude — pul|chri|tude [ˈpʌlkrıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: pulchritudo, from pulcher beautiful ] formal physical beauty … Dictionary of contemporary English
pulchritude — pul|chri|tude [ pʌlkrı,tud ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL physical beauty … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pulchritude — pul·chri·tude || pÊŒlkrɪtuËd / tjuËd n. external beauty; glory … English contemporary dictionary
