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Thus, a ripe fruit (of its time) was considered beautiful, whereas a young woman trying to appear older or an older woman trying to appear younger would not be considered beautiful. In Attic Greek, hōraios had many meanings, including "youthful" and "ripe old age". [25] Another classical term in use to describe beauty was pulchrum . [26]
Bella is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, and to the name Belle, meaning beautiful in French. [1] [2] It increased in usage following the publication of the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer. [3] It is also known for being a nickname to Isabella, Annabella or Arabella.
Another example is that body symmetry and proportion are important aspects of physical attractiveness which may be due to this indicating good health during body growth. Evolutionary explanations for aesthetical preferences are important parts of evolutionary musicology , Darwinian literary studies , and the study of the evolution of emotion .
Sure “beautiful” is nice, but “Gorgeous” is like, “I am absolutely floored by your beauty and I may never recover.” You’re so gorgeous. (I can’t say anything to your face.
Beautiful (Candido Camero album) or the title song, 1970; Beautiful!, by Charles McPherson, 1975 Beautiful (David Tao album), 2006; Beautiful (Fantastic Plastic Machine album), 2001
The One Beautiful Word the World Almost Ruined. Lydia Millet. April 3, 2023 at 6:00 AM. ... but soon there was another element to my commute. Walkmans had been invented, and I was able to save up ...
1. "All of me loves all of you." — Jonn Legend 2. "I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep and there are no words for that."
In practice the term "bijin" means "beautiful woman" because the first kanji character, bi (), has a feminine connotation. The character expressed the concept of beauty by first using the element for "sheep", which must have been viewed as beautiful, and was combined with the element for "big", ultimately forming a new kanji. [2]