beauty (redirected from beauties)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

something that you say which means that each person has their own opinion about what or who is beautiful. Personally, I can't understand why she finds him attractive, but they do say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

See also: eye

Beauty is only skin deep.

something that you say which means a person's character is more important than their appearance. She may not be conventionally pretty but you know what they say, beauty's only skin deep.

See also: deep, only, skin

someone's beauty sleep (humorous)

the sleep that someone needs in order to feel healthy and look attractive. If you don't mind, I'm going to bed now. I have to get my beauty sleep.

See also: sleep

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the beauty of something

a quality that makes something good, easy, or of value. The beauty of the Internet is its openness. One of the beauties of soccer is that you don't have to be big to play the game.