the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).

a beautiful person, esp. a woman.

a beautiful thing, as a work of art or a building.

Often, beauties. something that is beautiful in nature or in some natural or artificial environment.

an individually pleasing or beautiful quality; grace; charm

a vivid blue area that is the one real beauty of the painting.

Informal . a particular advantage

One of the beauties of this medicine is the freedom from aftereffects.

(usually used ironically) something extraordinary

My sunburn was a real beauty.

something excellent of its kind

My old car was a beauty.

noun

homeliness , offensiveness , ugliness , dog , disadvantage

noun

adorableness , allure , allurement , artistry , attraction , bloom , charm , class , comeliness , delicacy , elegance , exquisiteness , fairness , fascination , glamor , good looks , grace , handsomeness , loveliness , polish , pulchritude , refinement , shapeliness , style , symmetry , winsomeness , adonis , apollo , beaut , charmer , dream , dreamboat , enchanter , eyeful * , good-looker , head turner , looker , ornament * , stunner , venus * , vision , asset , benefit , blessing , boon , excellent , feature , good thing , importance , merit , value , worth , belle , lovely , distinction , excellence , perfection , aesthete , aesthetics , aphrodite , beau ideal , beauteousness , demigod , doll , esthete , eyeful , glory , goddess , goodliness , knockout , magnificence , phoenix , radiance , splendor , venus