pulchritude
[ puhl-kri-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈpʌl krɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
physical beauty; comeliness.
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pulao, pulaski, pulaski, casimir, pulaski, fort, pulau pinang, pulchritude, pulchritudinous, pulci, pule, pulesati, pulex
Origin of pulchritude
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pulchritūdō beauty, equivalent to pulchri- (combining form of pulcher beautiful) + -tūdō -tude
SYNONYMS FOR pulchritude
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British Dictionary definitions for pulchritude
pulchritude
/ (ˈpʌlkrɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
formal, or literary physical beauty
Derived Formspulchritudinous, adjective
Word Origin for pulchritude
C15: from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher beautiful
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Word Origin and History for pulchritude
pulchritude
"beauty," c.1400, from Latin pulchritudo "beauty; excellence, attractiveness," from pulcher "beautiful," of unknown origin.
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