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title: beauty — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beauty» in the school dictionary: The quality of being very pleasing to look at, hear or think about. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# beauty

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** quality, She, catch, beauty, you, Sleeping Beauty · **What happens:** be, look, hear, think about, exemplify, beauty · **To what, where:** real beauty, beauty, something, breath, skin, match · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«beauty» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [beauty in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beauty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The quality of being very pleasing to look at, hear or think about.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:m1:1
# text = The quality of being very pleasing to look at, hear or think about.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	pleasing	pleasing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
14	about	about	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | the quality |  |  |  |  | pleasing *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | the quality *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **hear** | infinitive | the quality *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **think about** *speech: other* | infinitive | the quality *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very beautiful person or thing (She is a real beauty).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:m2:1
# text = A very beautiful person or thing (She is a real beauty).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a real beauty |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An excellent example of something (That catch is a beauty!).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:m3:1
# text = An excellent example of something (That catch is a beauty!).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	catch	catch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that catch | a beauty |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **exemplify** |  |  | something |  |  |  |  | nom example «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The best or nicest part of something (The beauty of the plan is that it is cheap).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:m4:1
# text = The best or nicest part of something (The beauty of the plan is that it is cheap).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	nicest	nice	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the beauty of the plan |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Australia, NZ, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Beauty!» or «you beauty!» means great, well done.

<!-- fold The tree, 8 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:m5:1
# text = «Beauty!» or «you beauty!» means great, well done.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
15	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beauty** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Beauty or beauty |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beauty of the waterfall took our breath away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x1:1
# text = The beauty of the waterfall took our breath away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	waterfall	waterfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | past | the beauty of the waterfall | our breath |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sleeping Beauty slept for a hundred years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x2:1
# text = Sleeping Beauty slept for a hundred years.
1	Sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	amod	_	_
2	Beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sleep** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sleep** | past | Sleeping Beauty |  |  |  | year |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That new bike is a real beauty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x3:1
# text = That new bike is a real beauty.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that new bike | a real beauty |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beauty of this game is that anyone can play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x4:1
# text = The beauty of this game is that anyone can play.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the beauty |  |  |  | of this game | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | can | anyone | the beauty *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beauty=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beauty is only skin deep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x5:1
# text = Beauty is only skin deep.
1	Beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Beauty | skin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You beauty! We won the match!

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* You beauty!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x6:1
# text = You beauty!
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* We won the match!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x6:2
# text = We won the match!
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | We | the match |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum bought some beauty cream at the shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x7:1
# text = Mum bought some beauty cream at the shop.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
4	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | Mum | some beauty cream |  | the shop |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent cream=Theme at shop=Asset |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That's what I call real beauty."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beauty:x8:1
# text = That's what I call real beauty."
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | present | I | real beauty |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent beauty=Recipient |

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