1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness. 'Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude.' (Court of Love) ... 2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty. 'By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is wanting in the beauty of their bodies.' (Ray) ... Origin: L. Pulchritudo, fr. Pulcher beautiful.... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Pul'chri·tude noun [ Latin pulchritudo , from pulcher beautiful.] 1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness. « Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude .» Court of Love. 2. Attractive moral ex... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/192
pulchritude 1. Great physical beauty and appeal; comeliness. 2. Beauty; handsomeness; grace; that quality of form which pleases the eye. 3. Moral beauty; those qualities of the mind which good men love and approve. One oddity about pulchritude is that it almost vanished from British English after the seventeenth century, but has survived in Amer... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3897/