adj
Meaning 1
Beautiful, splendid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, especially, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
beaut
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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byo͞ot
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Received-Pronunciation: /bjuːt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /bjut/
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /bjʉt/
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rhymes with -uːt
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homophone: butte
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homophone: Bute
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homophone: Butte
noun
Meaning 2
Something or someone that is physically attractive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- That new car of yours is a real beaut.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Something that is a remarkable example of its type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
an outstanding example of its kind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his roses were beauties
- when I make a mistake it's a beaut
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beauty
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exemplar, example, model, good example
History
Etymology
Either a back-formation from beauty or a clipping of thereof.