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{
"term": "beauty",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the quality of giving pleasure to the senses or to the mind",
"sensetop": "beauty of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the beauty of the sunset/of poetry/of his singing",
"contextForm": "beauty of something"
},
{
"text": "The woods were designated an **area of outstanding natural beauty**."
},
{
"text": "**beauty products/treatments** *(= intended to make a person more beautiful)*"
},
{
"text": "His voice is **a thing of beauty**."
},
{
"text": "The sheer beauty of the scenery took my breath away."
},
{
"text": "a woman of great beauty"
},
{
"text": "Beauty usually fades with age."
},
{
"text": "I admired the classical beauty of her face."
},
{
"text": "The beauty of the city amazed her."
},
{
"text": "They took a walk, enjoying the beauty of the landscape."
},
{
"text": "We all admired the beauty of the sunset."
},
{
"text": "The film-maker magnificently captures the beauty of the changing seasons."
},
{
"text": "Enjoy the timeless beauty of this ancient landscape."
},
{
"text": "They were captivated by the ethereal beauty of the music."
},
{
"text": "There is a stark beauty to the desert terrain."
},
{
"text": "It's an area of breathtaking beauty."
},
{
"text": "Her art challenges conventions of feminine beauty."
},
{
"text": "The film argues that inner beauty, not physical appearance, is most important."
},
{
"text": "She works in a beauty salon."
},
{
"text": "We stock a wide range of beauty products."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["breathtaking", "exquisite", "great"],
"verb + beauty": ["admire", "appreciate", "enjoy"],
"beauty + verb": ["amaze somebody", "overwhelm somebody", "last"],
"beauty + noun": ["competition", "contest", "pageant"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person or thing that is beautiful",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She does not consider herself a beauty."
},
{
"text": "Isn't she a little beauty?"
},
{
"text": "She was known as a great beauty in her time."
},
{
"text": "The black horse was a beauty."
}
],
"topics": ["Appearance"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "blonde", "dark-haired"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "an excellent example of its type",
"examples": [
{
"text": "That last goal was a beauty!"
},
{
"text": "My new car's a real beauty!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "an attractive feature",
"examples": [
{
"text": "One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful."
},
{
"text": "The project will require very little work to start up; **that's the beauty of it**."
}
],
"synonyms": "advantage"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "people all have different ideas about what is beautiful",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "how a person looks is less important than their character",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbjuːti/",
"audio": "be/beauty/beauty__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbjuːti/",
"audio": "be/beauty/beauty__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French beaute, based on Latin bellus ‘beautiful, fine’."
}