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beauty is in the eye of the beholder en · X

Pronunciation

• /ˈbjuːti ɪz ɪn ðiː aɪ əv ðiː bɪˈhəʊldə/ (UK)
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Etymology

First use appears c. 1630 or c. 1642.

Meanings

1. Different people have different views on what is beautiful; beauty is subjective.
   • He is referring to the relativity of "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" an idea that became popular in the 18th cent. 1642, Charles Sorel, La Maison des Jeux, page 57:

Forms

Relateds

beauty is in the eye of the beer holder · eye of the beholder · different strokes for different folks

Translations (37)

es la belleza está en los ojos delmirante (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · fa علف باید به دهان بزی شیرین بیاید (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · fi kauneus on katsojan silmissä (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ka ვისაც ვინ უყვარს, მისი ლამაზიც ის არის (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · sl vsake oči imajo svojega malarja (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ro frumusețea este în ochii privitorului (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ar الْجَمَالُ فِي عَيْنِ النَّاظِرِ (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ary القرد فعين امه غزال (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · da skønhed ligger i øjet der ser (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · cmn 情人眼裡出西施 /情人眼里出西施 (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · cs krása tkví v oku pozorovatele (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · it la bellezza sta negli occhi di chi guarda (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · hi खूबसूरती देखने वालों के आँखों में होती है (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · et ilu on vaataja silmades (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ru красота́ в глаза́х смотря́щего (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · bg красота́та е в очи́те на гле́дащия (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · cmn 各花入各眼 (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · pl nie to ładne, co ładne, ale to co się komu podoba (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ko 제 눈에 안경 (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · de die Schönheit liegt im Auge des Betrachters (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · pt a beleza está nos olhos de quem a vê (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ary كل خنفوس عند امه غزال (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · es la belleza está en los ojos del observador (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ru не по хоро́шу мил, а по ми́лу хоро́ш (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ms ايلوق بوروق د مات اورڠ تقکن سام د مات کيت (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · fr il n’y a point de laides amours (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · sv skönheten ligger i betraktarens ögon (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ga is geal leis an bhfiach dubh a ghearrcach féin (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · hu a szépség a szemlélő szemében van (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · nl de schoonheid der vrijster ligt in 's vrijers oog (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · es la belleza está en los ojos del que la mira (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · tr güzellik bakanın gözündedir (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · he הַיּוֹפִי הוּא בְּעֵינֵי הַמִּתְבּוֹנֵן (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · cmn 情人眼中出西施 (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · ms elok buruk di mata orang takkan sama di mata kita (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · sk rása je v oku pozorovateľa (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) · pt a beleza está nos olhos de quem vê (people have different ideas of what is beautiful)