{
    "term": "beauty",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the quality of giving pleasure to the senses or to the mind",
            "sensetop": "beauty of something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the beauty of the sunset/of poetry/of his singing",
                    "contextForm": "beauty of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The woods were designated an **area of outstanding natural beauty**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**beauty products/treatments** *(= intended to make a person more beautiful)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His voice is **a thing of beauty**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sheer beauty of the scenery took my breath away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a woman of great beauty"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Beauty usually fades with age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I admired the classical beauty of her face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The beauty of the city amazed her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They took a walk, enjoying the beauty of the landscape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all admired the beauty of the sunset."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film-maker magnificently captures the beauty of the changing seasons."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Enjoy the timeless beauty of this ancient landscape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were captivated by the ethereal beauty of the music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a stark beauty to the desert terrain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's an area of breathtaking beauty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her art challenges conventions of feminine beauty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film argues that inner beauty, not physical appearance, is most important."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She works in a beauty salon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We stock a wide range of beauty products."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["breathtaking", "exquisite", "great"],
                "verb + beauty": ["admire", "appreciate", "enjoy"],
                "beauty + verb": ["amaze somebody", "overwhelm somebody", "last"],
                "beauty + noun": ["competition", "contest", "pageant"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person or thing that is beautiful",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She does not consider herself a beauty."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Isn't she a little beauty?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was known as a great beauty in her time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The black horse was a beauty."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "blonde", "dark-haired"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "an excellent example of its type",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That last goal was a beauty!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My new car's a real beauty!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an attractive feature",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The project will require very little work to start up; **that's the beauty of it**."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "advantage"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "people all have different ideas about what is beautiful",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "how a person looks is less important than their character",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbjuːti/",
                "audio": "be/beauty/beauty__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbjuːti/",
                "audio": "be/beauty/beauty__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French beaute, based on Latin bellus ‘beautiful, fine’."
}