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A person's character matters more than their appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beauty is but skin-deep
Antonyms: none provided
First use appears c. 1809, although beauty is but skin-deep appears much earlier.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
الجمال جمال الروح
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Bulgarian:
външността лъже
(vǎnšnostta lǎže)
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Danish:
skønhed kommer indefra
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Dutch:
uiterlijk schoon is slechts vertoon
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Indonesian:
laksana bunga dadap, sungguh merah berbau tidak
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Irish:
más peaca bheith buí tá na mílte damanta
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Irish:
ní hí an bhreáthacht a bhruitheann na prátaí
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Japanese:
美人というも皮一重
(bijin to iu mo kawa hitoe)
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Malay:
لقسان بواه ددڤ, سوڠݢوه مره برباءو تيدق
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Malay:
بواه ماسق مره بلوم تنتو مانيس راسڽ
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Malay:
laksana buah dedap, sungguh merah berbau tidak
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Malay:
buah masak merah belum tentu manis rasanya
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Polish:
pozory mylą
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Portuguese:
quem vê cara não vê coração
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Russian:
вне́шность обма́нчива
(vnéšnostʹ obmánčiva)
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
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Vietnamese:
cái nết đánh chết cái đẹp
— a person's character is more important than their outward appearance
