beaut
beaut · beauts
Something or someone that is physically attractiveSomething or someone that is physically attractive.
UK/bjuːt/US/bjut/
Meaning
2 senses(informal)Something or someone that is physically attractive.
That new car of yours is a real beaut.
(informal)Something that is a remarkable example of its type.
an outstanding example of its kind
Origin
Either a back-formation from beauty or a clipping of thereof.Either a back-formation from beauty or a clipping of thereof.
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Forms
plural: beautsSynonyms
2 synonymssomeone that is physically attractive:beautiful person
Close in meaning
- an outstanding example of its kind:beauty
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.