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View synonyms for beau ideal
beau ideal
noun
, plural beaus ideal, beaux ideal beau ideals
- a conception of perfect beauty.
- a model of excellence.
beau idéal
/ bo ideal /
noun
- perfect beauty or excellence
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beau ideal1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beau ideal1
literally: ideal beauty
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Example Sentences
Indoors, the quaint old house now looked simply picturesque, and Mrs. Jones the beau idéal of a cheery old hostess.
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Do you think I send you to the Louvre to find there what people call "le beau idéal," something which is outside nature?
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The Mississippi is the beau idéal of rivers in regard to navigable facilities.
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Of course their beau idéal in ecclesiastical action was a board of safe, sound, sensible men.
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His flight was the beau idéal of ease and gracefulness—for in this no bird can equal the kite.
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