pulchritude

n.
Great physical beauty and appeal.

[Middle English pulcritude, from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher, pulchr-, beautiful.]

(PUL-kri-tood, -tyood)

noun
Beauty.

Etymology
From Latin pulchritudo, from pulcher (beautiful)

Usage
"[Catherine Deneuve's] pulchritude is as legendary and inspiring as her body of work." — Priya Tanna; Celebrating Catherine Deneuve; Daily News & Analysis (Mumbai, India); Apr 27, 2006.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: physical beauty (especially of a woman)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - legemsskønhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoonheid

Français (French)
n. - beauté, vétusté (littér)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lieblichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (λόγ.) κάλλος, ωραιότητα

Italiano (Italian)
bellezza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pulcritude (f), beleza (f)

Русский (Russian)
красота

Español (Spanish)
n. - belleza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skönhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
美丽, 标致

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 美麗, 標致

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (육체의) 아름다움

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - みめうるわしさ, 容姿端麗

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جمال, رشاقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יופי‬

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