Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beauty is only skin deep

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: beau-ty is on-ly skin deep
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A person's character matters more than their appearance.

Example Sentences

""Handsome those that handsome do say I; beauty is only skin deep; it is the principle of the heart I consider."
"And she graced the transition. Beauty is only skin-deep, but the nerves lie very near to the skin. Nerve—but just here will you oblige by perusing again the quotation with which this story begins?"
"Isn’t it time the marketing budgets were reapportioned to the bones and muscles of the building themselves? At present, the beauty in London’s building boom is barely skin deep."

Etymology

First use appears c. 1809, although beauty is but skin-deep appears much earlier.

Inflected Forms

beauty is only skin-deep (alternative)

Phrases

it's what's inside that counts

Frequently Paired Words

it's what's inside that counts

Synonyms

beauty is but skin-deep

Questions

What does beauty is only skin deep mean?: A person's character matters more than their appearance.
Where does beauty is only skin deep come from?: First use appears c. 1809, although beauty is but skin-deep appears much earlier.

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