noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/
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General-American:/ˈbjuti ˌspɑt/
General-American:[-ɾi-]
1
noun
Meaning 1
A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
A natural mark on a person's skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman's face.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beauty mark
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
A patch or spot drawn or placed on the face in order to heighten beauty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical
Topics: cosmetics, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beauty mark, mouche
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful.
Synonym of speculum (“a bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: speculum
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adornment
History
Etymology
From beauty (noun) + spot (noun). Some uses of sense 1 (“thing which is beautiful”) are figurative uses of sense 1.2 (“patch on the face to heighten beauty”).
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kauneuspilkku
— thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful
Chinese Mandarin:
美人痣
(měirénzhì)
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Chinese Mandarin:
痣
(zhì)
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Finnish:
kauneuspilkku
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
French:
grain de beauté
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Hebrew:
נְקֻדַּת חֵן
(n'quddát ẖen)
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Hungarian:
szépségpötty
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Italian:
neo
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Khmer:
ប្រជ្រុយ
(prɑcruy)
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Korean:
애교점
(aegyojeom)
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Korean:
미인점
(miinjeom)
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Korean:
매력점
(maeryeokjeom)
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Latvian:
dzimumzīme
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Polish:
pieg
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Polish:
pieprzyk
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Portuguese:
sinal
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Spanish:
lunar
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Turkish:
ben
— natural mark on a person’s skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman’s face
Finnish:
kauneuspilkku
— patch or spot drawn or placed on the face in order to heighten beauty
Finnish:
luonnonnähtävyys
— place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery
Central Kurdish:
سەیرانگا
(seyranga)
— place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery
Northern Kurdish:
seyrangeh
— place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery
Southern Kurdish:
سەێرانگا
(seÿranga)
— place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery
Manx:
ard aalin
— place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery
Manx:
boayl aalin
— place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery
Polish:
zakątek
— place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery
Vietnamese:
thắng cảnh
— place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery
