beauty

S2 W1

BrE /ˈbjuː.ti/ AmE /ˈbiː.ti/

noun en → es

1 ATTRACTIVENESS [uncountable] A2

the quality of being very attractive or pleasing to look at

belleza, hermosura

  • beauty of something

Collocations beauty of nature · beauty of a woman

  • She has the beauty of an angel.

    Ella tiene la belleza de un ángel.

2 PRAISE [uncountable] B1

the quality of being excellent or very good in a particular way

excelencia, calidad

  • beauty of something

Collocations the beauty of an idea · the beauty of a solution

  • The beauty of this plan is that it's simple.

    La belleza de este plan es que es sencillo.

3 ART [countable] B2

a work of art, especially a painting or sculpture, that is considered to be very beautiful and important

obra de arte, belleza

  • beauty of something

Collocations a beauty in a museum · a beauty by an artist

  • The Mona Lisa is one of the greatest beauties in art.

    La Mona Lisa es una de las mayores bellezas en el arte.

4 PERSON [countable] B1

a beautiful person, especially a woman

belleza, hermosura

  • beauty of something

Collocations a beauty in the street · a beauty on a magazine cover

  • She's one of the beauties at the party.

    Ella es una de las bellezas en la fiesta.

5 PLACE [countable] B2

a beautiful place, especially a natural area such as a park or beach

lugar hermoso, belleza

  • beauty of something

Collocations a beauty in the countryside · a beauty by the sea

  • The beach is a real beauty.

    La playa es una auténtica belleza.

6 PRODUCT [countable] C1

a product that is considered to be very beautiful and well-designed

producto hermoso, diseño

  • beauty of something

Collocations a beauty in a store window · a beauty on the market

  • The new car is a real beauty.

    El nuevo coche es una auténtica belleza.

7 IDEAL [uncountable] C1

a perfect or ideal state, situation, or person that is difficult to achieve but serves as a goal

ideal, perfección

  • beauty of something

Collocations the beauty of an ideal · the beauty of a perfect world

  • The beauty of this idea is that it's achievable.

    La perfección de esta idea es que es alcanzable.

8 POSSESSION [countable] C1

a valuable or beautiful object, especially one that is owned by a person or kept in a museum

belleza, tesoro

  • beauty of something

Collocations a beauty in the collection · a beauty on display

  • The museum has a number of beauties.

    El museo tiene un número de bellezas.