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beau ideal

noun

, plural beaus ideal, beaux ideal beau ideals
  1. a conception of perfect beauty.
  2. a model of excellence.


beau idéal

/ bo ideal /

noun

  1. perfect beauty or excellence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of beau ideal1

First recorded in 1795–1805, beau ideal is from French beau idéal literally, “ideal beauty.” See beau, ideal
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Origin of beau ideal1

literally: ideal beauty

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