Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder.
It is an abstract concept in some respects shaped by social & in modern times commercial
conditioning- hence there is often agreement in groups of otherwise disparate individuals
on what may be considered beautiful- but there may be other qualities that each by
themselves may find attractive, and may even make something without apparent or shared
physical appeal beautiful.
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1. The quality that gives pleasure to the mind or senses and is associated with such
properties as harmony of form or color, excellence of artistry, truthfulness, and
originality.
2. One that is beautiful, especially a beautiful woman.
3. A quality or feature that is most effective, gratifying, or telling: The beauty of the
venture is that we stand to lose nothing.
4. An outstanding or conspicuous example: “Hammett's gun went off. The shot was a beauty,
just slightly behind the eyes” (Lillian Hellman).
Beauty consists of a certain composition of color and figure, causing delight in the
beholder. --Locke.
The production of beauty by a multiplicity of symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent
whole. --Wordsworth.
The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school, was, ``multitude in unity;'' and there
is no doubt that such is the principle of beauty. --Coleridge.
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