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pulchritude

[ puhl-kri-tood, -tyood ]

noun

  1. physical beauty; comeliness.

    Synonyms: allure, beauty



pulchritude

/ ˈpʌlkrɪˌtjuːd /

noun

  1. formal.
    physical beauty


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Derived Forms

  • ˌpulchriˈtudinous, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulchritude1

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English, from Latin pulchritūdō “beauty,” equivalent to pulchri- (combining form of pulcher “beautiful”) + -tūdō noun suffix; -tude

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pulchritude1

C15: from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher beautiful

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Example Sentences

"I will repeat Charley's ideas of what he styles, his 'personal pulchritude,'" responded Carry.

Neither will it agree unto the Beauty of Animals: wherein notwithstanding there is an approved pulchritude.

Pulchritude begins in childhood with the Californian, grows and strengthens through youth to middle age.

Not that any lady's pulchritude is a handicap to a stage career or in any way undesirable.

It was this spirit, she thought, which had perhaps given Kentucky its reputation for feminine pulchritude.

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