painted beauty

American  

[peyn-tid byoo-tee] / ˈpeɪn tɪd ˈbju ti /

noun

1. a brightly colored butterfly, Batesia hypochlora, of Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador, that is predominantly blue with an orangish-pink patch on each forewing.

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Etymology

Origin of painted beauty

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

"When you see it, you're overwhelmed with awe and you can't really think of anything. It's pure beauty," he says.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

But I mainly want to talk about what I thought were moments of pure beauty and thoughtfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2021

For pure beauty without any function at all, pick up one or two of the artist Stephanie Shih’s ceramic dumplings—glossy, perfectly folded wontons, glazed in a creamy white or gold lustre.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 12, 2019

But if you manage to ride the line, you open up to the possibility of maximizing your full potential, and, in my opinion, reaching transcendence: the point of pure beauty and performance ecstasy.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2018

Remedios, who inherited her mother's pure beauty, began to be known as Remedios the Beauty.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez