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beautility en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /bjuːˈtɪləti/

Etymology

Blend of beauty + utility.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Combination of beauty and utility.
   • Beautility, like economy, was in the eye of the beholder, and when homeowners along the proposed Lake Washington Boulevard suggested shrinking the avenue to retain more of their private property for sale, Olmsted lambasted Edward C. Cheasty, the park board president, for bowing to the pressure. 2007, Matthew Klingle, Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle, New Haven & London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 134:

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Translations (1)

ja 機能美 (quality of being both beautiful and useful)