pulchritude
Anglais modifier
Étymologie modifier
- Du moyen anglais pulcritude, du latin pulchritudo, du latin pulcher (« beau, gracieux »).
Nom commun modifier
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| pulchritude \ˈpʰʌɫkɹəˌtuːd\ |
pulchritude \ˈpʰʌɫkɹəˌtuːd\
- (Littéraire) Vénusté, beauté.
- “Cathy, you are talking to an expert,” her husband pronounced. “I am the one person in this house who can give out a dispassionate appraisal of the pulchritude of any female human being, living or dead, and I say that you are beautiful. End of discussion. ” — (Tom Clancy, Patriot games, 1987.)
Prononciation modifier
- Sud de l'Angleterre (Royaume-Uni) : écouter « pulchritude [Prononciation ?] »