beaut

Thân thiện

A gardener proudly displays a prize-winning rose, a true beaut.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An outstanding or remarkable example of something, often used to describe something that is particularly impressive, excellent, or, ironically, particularly bad or egregious. It is an informal, often humorous term.

Usage

The word "beaut" is a colloquial and informal noun, primarily used in spoken English. It functions as a shortened, emphatic form of "beauty." It is typically used to express strong admiration or, more commonly in modern usage, ironic emphasis on something being an extreme or classic example (often negative).

Examples

• Noun:
  • That sunset last night was an absolute beaut. (Expressing admiration for something excellent.)
  • His new sports car is a real beaut. (Describing an impressive object.)
  • I just made a typo in the report title—it's a real beaut. (Used ironically to emphasize a bad mistake.)
  • That pothole on Main Street is a beaut; it could swallow a tire. (Used ironically to describe something notably bad.)

Advanced Usage

• "It's a beaut": A common fixed phrase used to declare something as a prime or extreme example.
  • Look at this scratch on the car door. Oh, it's a beaut.
• The term often carries a tone of wry humor or sarcasm, especially when describing flaws, mistakes, or problems.

Variants and Related Words

• Beauty (n): The standard, formal noun from which "beaut" is derived. It refers to a combination of qualities that pleases the senses or mind.
• Beautician (n): A person whose job is to give beauty treatments.
• Beautiful (adj): Pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.

Synonyms

• Gem: Something or someone that is outstandingly good or special (informal).
• Pearl: A person or thing of great worth or rarity.
• Dandy: An excellent thing (old-fashioned, informal).
• Classic: A perfect or typical example of something.

Related Idioms

• "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder": The perception of beauty is subjective.
  • I don't like modern art, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
• "Beauty is only skin deep": A person's character is more important than their appearance.
  • He's handsome, but remember, beauty is only skin deep.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an outstanding example of its kind
   • his roses were beauties
   • when I make a mistake it's a beaut

Từ đồng nghĩa

• beauty