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pul·chri·tude    Audio Help   (pŭl'krĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')  Pronunciation Key  n.   Great physical beauty and appeal. [Middle English pulcritude, from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher, pulchr-, beautiful.]

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pulchritude

noun

physical beauty (especially of a woman)

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Pulchritude

Pul"chri*tude\, n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher beautiful.]

1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness.

Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. --Court of Love.

2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty.

By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is wanting in the beauty of their bodies. --Ray.

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pulchritude was Word of the Day on April 16, 2001.

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