PULCHRITUDE
pulchritude
(noun) physical beauty (especially of a woman)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pulchritude (usually uncountable, plural pulchritudes)
Physical beauty.
Synonym: comeliness
Source: Wiktionary
Pul"chri*tude, n. Etym: [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher beautiful.]
1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness. Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. Court of Love.
2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty. By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is wanting in the beauty of their bodies. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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