Pulchritude

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pulchritude \Pul"chri*tude\, n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher
     beautiful.]
     1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty;
        comeliness; grace; loveliness.
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              Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. --Court
                                                    of Love.
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     2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty.
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              By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is
              wanting in the beauty of their bodies. --Ray.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pulchritude
       n : physical beauty (especially of a woman)