So successful has been the camera's role in beautifying the world that photographs, rather than the world, have become the standard of the beautiful.
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Beautifying
Synonyms for "beautifying" (22 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (11)
Noun(11 words)
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More general
8 entriesaesthetic attributeaesthetic improvementappearance improvementimprovemanipulationmisrepresentationoutcome of alterationupgrade
More specific
16 entriesadornadornmentcosmetic enhancementdecoratedecoratingdecorative detaildecorative motiffloral ornamentglossingmakeoverornamental featurepolishredecorationrenovationspinwhitewash
Collocations
13 entriesbeautifying actbeautifying adjustmentsbeautifying campaignbeautifying designbeautifying editsbeautifying effectbeautifying interventionbeautifying interventionsbeautifying processbeautifying programbeautifying techniquebeautifying treatmentbeautifying visuals
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
When thou present’st me, Gellia, with an Hare, Marcus, thou say’st, ’twill make the seven Days fair. If Hare be such a beautifying Meat, Thou ne’er of one in all thy Life didst eat.
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It evidently surpassed his majesty’s comprehension how any sober-minded and sensible individual could entertain the least possible objection to so beautifying an operation [i.e. being tattooed].
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[…] I have found exercise far more beautifying than any surgical face-lift.
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