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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

美丽

Pronunciation / Transliteration: měilì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Beauty/ˈbjuː.ti/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #650 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"大自然的美丽总是让人惊叹。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense, or provides intense aesthetic pleasure to the senses.

    "She was struck by the breathtaking natural beauty of the Swiss Alps."
  2. 2

    A particularly graceful, excellent, or exemplary instance of something.

    "That vintage car is an absolute beauty to drive."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'beute', borrowed from Old French 'beulté' (later 'beauté'), ultimately originating from the Vulgar Latin root 'bellitas', derived from Latin 'bellus' meaning 'pretty' or 'handsome'. Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting physical attractiveness to encompassing moral excellence, artistic grace, and profound aesthetic pleasure.

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