Vampire Vocab

I really like this word, so I’m going to use it instead of a Vampire quote. Todays Word of the Week (day is more like it) is…

Pulchritude!

The dictionary.com definition is

pul⋅chri⋅tude

/ˈpʌlkrɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [puhl-kri-tood, -tyood]

–noun

physical beauty; comeliness.

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

Synonyms:
loveliness, beauteousness, fairness.

pul·chri·tude n.  Great physical beauty and appeal. [Middle English pulcritude, from Latin pulchritūdō, from pulcher, pulchr-, beautiful.]

Pulchritude

Pul”chri*tude\, n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher beautiful.]1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness. Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. –Court of Love. 2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty. By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is wanting in the beauty of their bodies. –Ray.

pulchritude

“beauty,” c.1400, from L. pulchritudo, from pulcher “beautiful,” of unknown origin.

The lovely vampire glowed with pulchritude right before he bent to my throat and drained me dry.

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