beauty

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a person, usually a woman, who is very beautiful.

n. a person who is exceptionally attractive. Countable; often used in literary or slightly dated contexts.

日本語:美人※

“She was considered a great beauty in her youth.”

“The portrait captured the famous beauty at the height of her social influence, before she retired from public life.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. the best or most useful part of something.

n. the particular advantage, excellence, or cleverness of a specific feature or plan.

“The beauty of this plan is that it costs almost nothing.”

“The beauty of the new software architecture lies in its modularity, which allows developers to update individual components without risking a total system failure.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Informal

n. something that is a very good or impressive example of its kind.

n. an outstanding or remarkable specimen of something. Often used for physical objects or even mistakes.

“That old car is a real beauty; it looks brand new.”

“He showed me his collection of antique watches, pointing out one gold beauty that had been manufactured in the late nineteenth century.”