N. beauty, the beautiful, τὸ καλόν, le beau ideal,
aesthetics, callaesthetics|,
pulchritude, form elegance, grace, beauty unadorned, natural beauty, symmetry,
comeliness, fairness, polish,
gloss, good effect, good looks, belle tournure,
trigness,
bloom,
brilliancy,
radiance,
splendor,
gorgeousness,
magnificence,
sublimity, sublimification|,
concinnity, delicacy, refinement, charm, je ne sais quoi, style, venus,
aphrodite,
hebe, the graces,
peri,
houri,
cupid, apollo,
hyperion,
adonis, antionous,
narcissus,
peacock,
butterfly, garden, flower of, pink of,
bijou,
jewel, work of art, flower, flow'ret gay, wildflower, rose,
lily,
anemone,
asphodel,
buttercup, crane's bill,
daffodil,
tulip, tiger lily,
day lily,
begonia,
marigold,
geranium, lily of the valley,
ranunculus,
rhododendron,
windflower,
pleasurableness,
beautifying, landscaping, landscape gardening, decoration, calisthenics|, beauty,
hunk V. be beautiful,
shine, beam,
bloom, become one, set off, grace, render beautiful,
beautify, polish,
burnish,
gild, set out, "snatch a grace beyond the reach of art"
Adj. beautiful,
beauteous, handsome,
gorgeous, pretty, lovely, graceful, elegant, prepossessing, attractive, delicate,
dainty, refined, fair, personable, comely, seemly,
bonny, good- looking,
well-favored, well-made, well-formed, well-proportioned, proper, shapely, symmetrical,
harmonious, sightly, fit to be seen, passable, not amiss, goodly,
dapper,
tight,
jimp,
gimp,
janty,
jaunty,
trig,
natty,
quaint,
trim,
tidy,
neat,
spruce,
smart,
tricksy, bright, bright eyed, rosy cheeked, cherry cheeked,
rosy,
ruddy,
blooming, in full bloom, brilliant,
shining,
beamy, beaming,
sparkling, splendid,
resplendent,
dazzling,
glowing,
glossy,
sleek, rich,
superb, magnificent, grand, fine,
sublime,
showy,
specious, artistic,
artistical,
aesthetic, picturesque,
pictorial, fait a peindre, well-composed, well grouped, well varied, curious,
enchanting, becoming,
ornamental,
undeformed,
undefaced,
unspotted, spotless
Phr. auxilium non leve vultus habet, "beauty born of murmuring sound", "flowers preach to us if we will hear", gratior ac pulchro veniens in corpore virtus, "none but the brave deserve the fair", "thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty"
N. ornament,
ornamentation, ornamental art,
ornature,
ornateness,
adornment, decoration,
embellishment, architecture,
jewelry,
garnish, polish,
varnish, french polish,
veneer,
japanning,
lacquer,
gilding, plating,
ormolu, enamel, cloisonn, cosmetics, makeup, eye shadow,
rouge, face powder, lipstick,
blush, pattern,
diaper, powdering,
paneling, graining,
pargeting, detail, repousse (convexity) 250, texture, richness,
tracery,
molding,
fillet,
listel,
strapwork, coquillage,
flourish,
fleur-de-lis,
arabesque,
fret,
anthemion, egg and tongue, egg and dart,
astragal,
zigzag,
acanthus, cartouche,
pilaster,
bead,
beading, champleve ware, cloisonne ware, frost work,
moresque,
morisco, tooling,
embroidery,
brocade, brocatelle,
galloon, lace,
fringe,
trapping, border, edging,
trimming, hanging,
tapestry,
arras,
millinery,
ermine, drap d'or,
wreath,
festoon,
garland,
chaplet, flower,
nosegay,
bouquet,
posy, "daisies pied and violets blue" tassel,
knot, shoulder knot, apaulette,
epaulet,
aigulet,
frog, star,
rosette, bow,
feather,
plume, pompom,
panache,
aigrette,
finery,
frippery,
gewgaw,
gimcrack,
tinsel,
spangle,
clinquant,
pinchbeck, paste, excess of ornament,
gaud, pride, illustration,
illumination,
vignette, fleuron, head piece, tail piece, cul-de-lampe, flowers of rhetoric, work of art
V. ornament,
embellish,
enrich,
decorate,
adorn,
bead,
beautify,
adonize,
smarten,
furbish, polish,
gild,
varnish,
whitewash, enamel, japan,
lacquer,
paint, grain,
garnish,
trim,
dizen,
bedizen,
prink,
prank, trick out, fig out, deck,
bedeck,
dight,
bedight,
array, begawd, titivate, dress, dress up,
spangle,
bespangle, powder,
embroider, work,
chase,
emboss,
fret,
emblazon,
illuminate, illustrate, become
Adj. ornamented,
beautified,
ornate, rich,
gilt,
begilt,
tesselated,
festooned, champleve,
cloisonne,
topiary,
smart, gay, trickly,
flowery,
glittering, new gilt, new spangled, fine as a mayday queen, fine as a fivepence, fine as a carrot fresh scraped, pranked out,
bedight, well-groomed, in full dress, dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, dressed to advantage, in sunday best, en grand tenue, en grande toilette, in best bib and tucker, endimanche,
showy,
flashy,
gaudy,
garish, gairish|,
gorgeous,
ornamental, decorative, becoming