Kilo Lingo

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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