The quality or state of being beauteous; the condition of possessing beauty, grace, or attractive appearance.
From 'beauteous' plus the suffix '-ness,' which creates abstract nouns describing qualities or states (as in 'happiness' or 'brightness'). Emphasizes the poetic or elevated version of beauty.
This word sounds like something from a fairy tale or Renaissance poem—modern English mostly dropped it for 'beauty,' but poets still use it to make things sound more magical and old-fashioned!
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