- pul|chri|tude
- pul|chri|tude «PUHL kruh tood, -tyood», noun.physical beauty: »
feminine pulchritude.
SYNONYM(S): loveliness.╂[< Latin pulchritūdō, -dinis < pulcher beautiful]
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pul|chri|tude
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chri — pul·chri·tude; pul·chri·tu·di·nous; … English syllables
pul — aca·pul·co; am·pul; am·pul·la; am·pul·la·ceous; am·pul·lar; am·pul·lar·ia; am·pul·late; am·pul·li·form; am·pul·lu·la; at·ta·pul·gite; cal·pul·li; car·dio·pul·mo·nary; com·pul·sa·tive; com·pul·sa·to·ry; com·pul·sion; com·pul·si·tor;… … English syllables
tude — adap·ti·tude; al·ti·tude; am·pli·tude; ap·ti·tude; as·sue·tude; be·at·i·tude; cer·ti·tude; con·sue·tude; cor·rec·ti·tude; cras·si·tude; de·crep·i·tude; de·fin·i·tude; des·ue·tude; dul·ci·tude; ex·ac·ti·tude; fin·i·tude; for·ti·tude; grat·i·tude;… … English syllables
pulchritude — pul·chri·tude … English syllables
pulchritude — pul•chri•tude [[t]ˈpʌl krɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. physical beauty; comeliness • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L pulchritūdō beauty =pulchri (comb. form of pulcher beautiful) + tūdō tude pul chri•tu′di•nous, adj … From formal English to slang
pulchritude — pul|chri|tude [ˈpʌlkrıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: pulchritudo, from pulcher beautiful ] formal physical beauty … Dictionary of contemporary English
pulchritude — pul|chri|tude [ pʌlkrı,tud ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL physical beauty … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pulchritude — Pul chri*tude, n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher beautiful.] 1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness. [1913 Webster] Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. Court of Love. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
