beauty

The quality of being pleasing to look at.

• The garden has great beauty.
• We stopped to admire the beauty of the mountains.
• Her paintings capture the beauty of ordinary places.

How to use it: beauty of something (We admired the beauty of the coast.)

Similar words: attractiveness, loveliness

Opposites: ugliness

Common phrases: natural beauty, beauty of something, great beauty

The feature of an idea or situation that makes it especially useful or pleasing.

• The beauty of the system is its simplicity.
• That is the beauty of working from home.
• The beauty of this recipe is that it takes minutes.

How to use it: the beauty of something is that… (The beauty of this plan is that everyone benefits.)

Similar words: advantage, appeal

Common phrases: beauty of something, the beauty is

A person or thing that is very pleasing to look at.

• That horse is a beauty.
• The old car was a real beauty.
• These roses are absolute beauties.

Common phrases: a real beauty, a rare beauty, a natural beauty

An especially impressive example of something, sometimes something bad.

• That goal was a beauty.
• The bruise on his arm was a real beauty.
• She caught two huge fish, both absolute beauties.

How to use it: a beauty of a something (He scored a beauty of a goal.)

Common phrases: a real beauty, an absolute beauty, beauty of something

Used to show that you are pleased or excited about something.

• Beauty! We won!
• You found the tickets? Beauty!
• Beauty! We have tomorrow off.

Similar words: great, brilliant

Common phrases: oh beauty, beauty mate

Very good or done very well.

• That was a beauty pass.
• She scored a beauty goal.
• He made a beauty shot from the edge of the ice.

Similar words: excellent, great

Opposites: poor

Common phrases: beauty pass, beauty goal, beauty shot