Word of the Week

[your_darkness]

Pulchritude
pul•chri•tude [puhl-kri-tood, -tyood]

Noun - Physical beauty; comeliness.

Origin: 1350-1400; Middle English < L pulchritūdō beauty, equiv.
to pulchri- (comb. form of pulcher beautiful) + -tūdō -TUDE

Synonyms - loveliness, beauteousness, fairness.

Sources: Random House Unabridged Dictionary 2006
Courtesy of Dictionary.com

Comments

[sue_denimme]

I'd think that a word meaning "beauty" would be beautiful in itself, but I've never really liked the word "pulchritude". It sounds like it should mean something else.

"Let's get out there and show some pulchritude for the team!"

"I was thinking of dating him, but I just didn't like his pulchritude."

[your_darkness]

Me too! LOL

"He pulchrituded his guts out after drinking too much at the party."

"He reeked of pulchritude after working out at the gym."

[your_darkness]

I guess that pulchritude is in the eye of the beholder.