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PUL-kri-tood · noun

pulchritude

Physical beauty.

Where the word comes from

From Latin pulchritĆ«dƍ, from pulcher, meaning “beautiful.”

In a sentence

“The poet described the mountain’s pulchritude without reaching for a single clichĂ©.”

Check the word history

Merriam-Webster dictionary entry for pulchritude