Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

line of beauty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: line of beau-ty
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curved line that is supposedly inherently beautiful. It is represented in different ways by different authors, although usually as a kind of elongated S (like the one in William Hogarth’s painting in this entry).

Example Sentences

"Every line is the line of beauty; it is only fumble and bungle which cannot draw a line. This only is ugliness. That is not a line which doubts and hesitates in the midst of its course."

Inflected Forms

lines of beauty (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ogee

Questions

What does line of beauty mean?: A curved line that is supposedly inherently beautiful. It is represented in different ways by different authors, although usually as a kind of elongated S (like the one in William Hogarth’s painting in this entry).

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