pulcritude

Middle English

Etymology

From Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher (“beautiful”).

Noun

pulcritude

1. physical beauty; pulchritude

Descendants

• English: pulchritude

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pulchritūdō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puw.kɾiˈtu.d͡ʒi/ [puʊ̯.kɾiˈtu.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /puw.kɾiˈtu.d͡ʒi/ [puʊ̯.kɾiˈtu.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /puw.kɾiˈtu.de/ [puʊ̯.kɾiˈtu.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pul.kɾiˈtu.dɨ/ [puɫ.kɾiˈtu.ðɨ]

Noun

pulcritude f (plural pulcritudes)

1. (formal) beauty, pulchritude

References

• “pulcritude”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024