pulchritude

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I don't understand the principle of the thing, unless it is that compliments on the other three articles fail to injure the character, whereas flattery with regard to my pulchritude ---- "

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  1. noun Great physical beauty and appeal.

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  • Tess was mystified—she hadn't noticed that Austin was so burdened with pulchritude, although she had observed that bodies here ran to a taut, lean look quite unlike the mesomorphs back home. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 04] - In Big Trouble
  • Monk was something of a connoisseur of feminine pulchritude, homely soul though he might be himself. —  003 - Quest of the Spider
  • Monk's memory for feminine pulchritude was dependable. —  105 - The Invisible-Box Murders
  • They said that this truly luscious morsel of mortal distaff pulchritude was exposed near the shore, with no one to help her. —  Golem in the Gears
  • I get it: Women's looks are important (more important than they should be, our media betters are always quick to point out), and some light, um, overstatement as to Michelle Obama's pulchritude may be necessary. —  Ace of Spades HQ
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  1. Middle English pulcritude, from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher, pulchr-, beautiful.

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  1. from Middle English pulcritude, from Old French *pulcritude = Spanish pulcritud = Portuguese pulchritude, from Latin pulchritudo, pulcritudo, beauty, from pulcher, pulcer, Old Latin polcer, beautiful.
 

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/ˈpəlkrɪtjud/
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