labeauté

feminine

/bo.te/

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Translation

beauty

Word origin

From Old French beltet, from Vulgar Latin bellitas, from Latin bellus ('pretty, fine'). The same root gives English 'beauty', 'beautiful' and 'belle'.

Origin
Latin
Root
bellitas
English cognates
beauty, belle

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralbeautés

Examples

paysage ' souffle.

The beauty of this landscape took my breath away.

.

She does not realise her own beauty.

rempli 'objets ' .

This museum is full of objects of great beauty.

intérieure l'apparence.

Inner beauty matters more than appearance.

admire vieille cathédrale.

People still admire the beauty of this old cathedral.

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