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pul⋅chri⋅tude
[puhl-kri-tood, -tyood] 
–noun
| physical beauty; comeliness. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L pulchritūdō beauty, equiv. to pulchri- (comb. form of pulcher beautiful) + -tūdō -tude
1350–1400; ME < L pulchritūdō beauty, equiv. to pulchri- (comb. form of pulcher beautiful) + -tūdō -tude
Synonyms:
loveliness, beauteousness, fairness.
loveliness, beauteousness, fairness.
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| pul·chri·tude (pŭl'krĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd') n. Great physical beauty and appeal. [Middle English pulcritude, from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher, pulchr-, beautiful.] |
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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
"beauty," c.1400, from L. pulchritudo, from pulcher "beautiful," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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