beauté

Is beauté masculine or feminine?

labeauté
/la bote/femininebeauty

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -té are usually feminine.
The suffix marks an abstract quality.
91.3% of -té nouns are feminine

In context

  • C'est une femme d'une grande beauté.

    She is a woman of great beauty.

  • Sa beauté l'exposait à de nombreux dangers.

    Her beauty exposed her to many dangers.

  • C'est une femme à la beauté singulière.

    She is a woman of singular beauty.

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