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pulchritude
[ puhl-kri-tood, -tyood ]
pulchritude
/ ˈpʌlkrɪˌtjuːd /
noun
- 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.
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Neither will it agree unto the Beauty of Animals: wherein notwithstanding there is an approved pulchritude.
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Pulchritude begins in childhood with the Californian, grows and strengthens through youth to middle age.
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Not that any lady's pulchritude is a handicap to a stage career or in any way undesirable.
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It was this spirit, she thought, which had perhaps given Kentucky its reputation for feminine pulchritude.
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