Beauty Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes them pleasure, pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, art and taste are the main subjects of aesthetics, one of the fie ...

is an aesthetic characteristic. Beauty may also refer to:

Science and mathematics

* Beauty (quantum number) or bottomness, a flavour quantum number *

Mathematical beauty Mathematical beauty is the aesthetic pleasure derived from the abstractness, purity, simplicity, depth or orderliness of mathematics. Mathematicians may express this pleasure by describing mathematics (or, at least, some aspect of mathematics) as ...

, a mathematical philosophy

Characters

* Beauty (''Belle''), a central character in the fairy tale ''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

'' and adaptations * Beauty, the main character in '' The Sleeping Beauty Quartet'', a series of novels by Anne Rice (writing as A. N. Roquelaure) * Beauty, anime/manga series character from ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', see list of characters

Film and television

* Two 1965 films by Andy Warhol: ** '' Beauty No. 1'' ** '' Beauty No. 2'' * '' Beauty: In the Eyes of the Beheld'', a 2008 American documentary by Liza Figueroa Kravinsky * ''Beauty'' (2009 film), a Japanese film by Toshio Gotō * ''Beauty'' (2011 film), a South African film by Oliver Hermanus * ''Beauty'' (2022 film), an American film by Andrew Dosunmu * "Beauty" (''Once Upon a Time''), a 2017 television episode

Literature

* ''Beauty'' (Selbourne novel), a 2009 novel by Raphael Selbourne * ''Beauty'' (Tepper novel), a 1991 novel by Sheri S. Tepper * '' Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast'', a 1978 young-adult novel by Robin McKinley * ''Beauty'', a 1992 novel by

Brian D'Amato Brian D'Amato is an American author and sculptor. Biography When he was young, his father taught at Wellesley College. During this time, Hillary Clinton (at the time, named Hillary Rodham), a student at the college, babysat him. D'Amato went to ...

* ''Beauty'', a 2012 '' Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' book by Laurell K. Hamilton * "Beauty", a 2003 short story by

Sherwood Smith Sherwood Smith (born May 29, 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adults and adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant. Smith's works include the YA novel '' ...

Music

* The Beauties, a Canadian roots/country band

Albums

* ''Beauty'' (Ryuichi Sakamoto album), 1989 * ''Beauty'' (Neutral Milk Hotel album), 1992 * ''

Beauty? ''Beauty?'' is an album by Sound of the Blue Heart, released by Triple X Records in 2006. Track listing #"Great Escape" #"Beauty?" #"Mad, Mad World" #"He's Forgotten How to Dream" #"River of Love" #"Love and It's Sorrow" #"I Cannot Look Away" # ...

'', by Sound of the Blue Heart (2006)

Songs

* "Beauty" (song), by Mötley Crüe, 1997 * "Beauty", by Alan, a B-side of the single " Swear", 2009 * "Beauty", by Ayiesha Woods from ''

Introducing Ayiesha Woods ''Introducing Ayiesha Woods'' is the debut album from contemporary Christian music artist Ayiesha Woods. It was released on June 6, 2006 through Gotee Records. The album was Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often ...

'', 2006 * "Beauty", by Bellows from ''

Fist & Palm ''Fist & Palm'' is the third studio album by indie music artist Oliver Kalb, under his pseudonym Bellows. The idea for the concept album came from one of Kalb's closest relationships coming to an end. Overall, the album is described as inspired ...

'', 2016 * "Beauty", by Blank & Jones from ''

Relax Edition 4 Blank & Jones are a German electronic music group, consisting of Jan Pieter Blank (born June 15, 1971), known as Piet Blank; René Runge (born June 27, 1968), better known as DJ Jaspa Jones; and the producer Andy Kaufhold (N*D*K) (born December ...

'', 2009 * "Beauty", by Burn from '' Do or Die'', 2017 * "Beauty", by the Chick Corea Elektric Band from '' Eye of the Beholder'', 1998 * "Beauty", by Daniel Lanois from ''

Here Is What Is ''Here Is What Is'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian songwriter and record producer Daniel Lanois. It was first released on December 15, 2007, through Red Floor Records as a high-quality download, and later released on CD on March 18, 2008. ...

'', 2007 * "Beauty", by Darzamat from ''

Oniriad ''Oniriad'' is the third album by the Polish symphonic black metal band Darzamat which was released in 2003 and was recorded at their own studio ''The Post Street Studio'' in Poland. The album was self-produced and it took them nearly two year ...

'', 2003 * "Beauty", by David Gilmour from ''

Rattle That Lock ''Rattle That Lock'' is the fourth solo studio album by the English musician David Gilmour. It was released on 18 September 2015 via Columbia Records. The artwork for the album was created by Dave Stansbie from The Creative Corporation under th ...

'', 2015 * "Beauty", by David Mead from ''

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

'', 2004 * "Beauty", by Dru Hill from '' Enter the Dru'', 1998 * "Beauty", by Earth, Wind and Fire from '' The Need of Love'', 1971 * "Beauty", by Edan from '' Beauty and the Beat'', 2005 * "Beauty", by Edwyn Collins from '' Badbea'', 2019 * "Beauty", by Einstürzende Neubauten from '' Silence Is Sexy'', 2000 * "Beauty", by Fabolous from '' The S.O.U.L. Tape 2'', 2012 * "Beauty", by Fuzzbox from ''

Big Bang! ''Big Bang!'' is the second album by English alternative rock group Fuzzbox, released in 1989. It includes four singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: "International Rescue" (No. 11), "Pink Sunshine" (No. 14), "Self!" (featuring a guita ...

'', 1989 * "Beauty", by Imperial Teen from '' What Is Not to Love'', 2012 * "Beauty", by Jacob Young from '' Forever Young'', 2014 * "Beauty", by James Iha from '' Let It Come Down'', 1998 * "Beauty", by Jamie Isaac from '' Couch Baby'', 2016 * "Beauty", by John Oates from '' Phunk Shui'', 2002 * "Beauty", by KNK from ''

Remain Remain may refer to: * ''Remain'' (José González EP) * ''Remain'' (KNK EP) *''Remain'', poetry book by Jennifer Murphy, 2005 *''Remain'', album by Tyrone Wells, 2009 *''Remain'', album by Great Divide, 2002 *''Remain'', album by Them Are Us ...

'', 2016 * "Beauty", by Matthew Good from '' Moving Walls'', 2020 * "Beauty", by Meat Puppets from ''

Mirage A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French ''(se) mirer'', from the Latin ''mirari'', mean ...

'', 1987 * "Beauty", by Maudlin of the Well from '' My Fruit Psychobells...A Seed Combustible'', 1999 * "Beauty", by MGK and Trippie Redd from '' Genre: Sadboy'', 2024 * "Beauty", by Modern English from ''

Pillow Lips ''Pillow Lips'' is an album by the English band Modern English, released in 1990. It contains a rerecorded version of "I Melt with You", which charted. The album peaked at No. 135 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band again broke up after promoting ...

'', 1990 * "Beauty", by Onew from '' Life Goes On'', 2022 * "Beauty", by Paul Banks from '' Everybody on My Dick Like They Supposed to Be'', 2013 * "Beauty", by Paul Haig from '' Cinematique'', 1991 * "Beauty", by Rage from '' Speak of the Dead'', 2006 * "Beauty", by Refused from '' Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent'', 1996 * "Beauty", by Salt from '' Auscultate'', 1995 * "Beauty", by Shaye, 2004 * "Beauty", by Stephanie Smith from '' Not Afraid'', 2008 * "Beauty", by Sugizo from '' Truth?'', 1997 * "Beauty", by Tall Dwarfs from '' Canned Music'', 1983 * "Beauty", by Teen Suicide from '' It's the Big Joyous Celebration, Let's Stir the Honeypot'', 2016 * "Beauty", by Ten Shekel Shirt from ''

Risk In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environ ...

'', 2003 * "Beauty", by Wadada Leo Smith from '' Luminous Axis'', 2002

People

* Beauty Dlulane, South African Member of Parliament * Beauty Gonzalez (born 1991), Filipino-Spanish actress * Beauty McGowan (1901–1982), American baseball player * Beauty Ngxongo (born 1953), South African master Zulu basket weaver * Beauty Turner (1957–2008), American housing activist and journalist

Places in the United States

* Beauty, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Beauty, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Beauty Lake, a lake in Montana

Other uses

* Beauty (ancient thought) * Beauty (dog), a World War II search and rescue dog * '' The Beauty'', a 1915 Boris Kustodiev painting * Beauty industry, or sometimes just "Beauty," is a catch-all term for the services and products that deal with feminine appearance (

Cosmetics Cosmetics are substances that are intended for application to the body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering appearance. They are mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either Natural product, natural source ...

, Hairstyling, etc.)