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Beauty and beautiful qualities

beauty

noun

the quality of being beautiful or very good to look at

glory

noun

great beauty

grace

noun

a simple and beautiful quality

aesthetic

noun

the beautiful qualities of something

splendour

noun

the impressive beauty of something, often something that looks very expensive

melody

noun

a beautiful quality that reminds you of music

purity

noun

a clear or beautiful quality in sound, writing, music etc

splendours

noun

the beautiful and impressive features of something

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

used for saying that different people have different opinions about what is beautiful

majesty

noun

the quality of being big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious way

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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