38. Beauty

adonism

the beautification of a person, usually a male.

aesthetician, esthetician

1. a specialist in aesthetics.

2. a proponent of aestheticism.

aestheticism, estheticism

the doctrine that the principles of beauty are basic and that other principles (the good, the right) are derived from them, applied especially to a late 19th-century movement to bring art into daily life. See also 23. ART .

aesthetics, esthetics

a branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and the beautiful. — aesthetic, n., adj. — aesthetical, adj.

cosmetology

the art or practice of the beautification of the skin, hair, or nails. — cosmetologist, n. — cosmetological, adj.

philocalist

a lover of beauty. — philocaly, n.

pulchritude

physical beauty, especially that of women. — pulchritudinous, adj.