la
feminine
/beˈʝeθa/
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Translation
beauty
Word origin
From bello ('beautiful') with the noun suffix -eza, from Latin bellus ('pretty, fine'). The same bellus gives English 'belle', 'beauty' and 'embellish'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bellus
- English cognates
- belle, beauty, embellish
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralbellezas
Examples
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The beauty of this place is incredible.
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He talks about the beauty of nature.
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Her beauty left me without words.
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Beauty is not everything in life.
mucha .
There is much beauty in simple things.
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