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- Dictionarypulchritude/ˈpʌlkrɪtjuːd/
noun
- 1. beauty: literary "the irresistible pulchritude of her friend"
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noun. pul· chri· tude ˈpəl-krə-ˌtüd. -ˌtyüd. Synonyms of pulchritude. : physical comeliness. pulchritudinous. ˌpəl-krə-ˈtüd-nəs. -ˈtyüd-; -ˈtü-dᵊn-əs. -ˈtyü- adjective. Did you know? The Beautiful History of Pulchritude. Pulchritude is a descendant of the Latin adjective pulcher, which means "beautiful."
gussy someone/something up. lustrously. magnificence. majestically. majesty. nobility. stateliness. sublimity. sultriness. swoony. va-va-voom. See more results » (Definition of pulchritude from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of pulchritude. pulchritude.
If someone comments on the pulchritude of your face, you shouldn’t be offended. It may sound like quite the opposite, but pulchritude actually means “beauty.”. Pulchritude is one of those words that is more often commented upon for its oddness than actually used in its intended meaning.
Pulchritude means physical beauty or attractiveness. Pulchritude is a fancy (and outdated) way of talking about how someone or something is good-looking. It’s quite rare and, for that reason, usually used for humorous effect.
PULCHRITUDE meaning: 1. beauty, especially a woman's beauty 2. beauty, especially a woman's beauty. Learn more.
Definition of pulchritude noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. physical beauty; comeliness. SYNONYMS loveliness, beauteousness, fairness. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1350–1400; ME ‹ L pulchritūdō beauty, equiv. to pulchri- (comb. form of pulcher beautiful) + -tūdō -tude]
