First Known Use: 15th century
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pulchritude
noun pul·chri·tude \ˈpəl-krə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\
Definition of PULCHRITUDE
: physical comeliness
— pul·chri·tu·di·nous \ˌpəl-krə-ˈtüd-nəs, -ˈtyüd-; -ˈtü-dən-əs, -ˈtyü-\ adjective
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Origin of PULCHRITUDE
Middle English, from Latin pulchritudin-, pulchritudo, from pulchr-, pulcher beautiful
Rhymes with PULCHRITUDE
altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, lassitude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude
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