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PRONUNCIATION: (PUHL-kruh-tood) http://wordsmith.org/words/pulchritude.mp3 MEANING: (noun), Physical comeliness; beauty. ETYMOLOGY: A descendant of the Latin adjective “pulcher,” meaning “beautiful.” The verb “pulchrify” (a synonym of “beautify”), the noun “pulchritudeness” (same meaning as “pulchritude”), and the adjective “pulchrious” (meaning “fair or beautiful”) … Continue reading →