pulchritude
physical beauty; comeliness.
Origin of pulchritude
1Other words for pulchritude
loveliness, beauteousness, prettiness, beauty; allure |
Words Nearby pulchritude
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How to use pulchritude in a sentence
"I will repeat Charley's ideas of what he styles, his 'personal pulchritude,'" responded Carry.
Alone | Marion HarlandNeither will it agree unto the Beauty of Animals: wherein notwithstanding there is an approved pulchritude.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3) | Thomas Brownepulchritude begins in childhood with the Californian, grows and strengthens through youth to middle age.
The Californiacs | Inez Haynes IrwinNot that any lady's pulchritude is a handicap to a stage career or in any way undesirable.
The Art of Stage Dancing | Ned WayburnIt was this spirit, she thought, which had perhaps given Kentucky its reputation for feminine pulchritude.
Why Joan? | Eleanor Mercein Kelly
British Dictionary definitions for pulchritude
/ (ˈpʌlkrɪˌtjuːd) /
formal, or literary physical beauty
Origin of pulchritude
1Derived forms of pulchritude
- pulchritudinous, adjective
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