die Beauty
beauty
A colloquial term borrowed from English for a beautiful person, usually a woman.
EXAMPLE
Auf dem roten Teppich waren viele Beautys zu sehen.
Many beauties could be seen on the red carpet.
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Meanings
die Beauty
beauty
Refers to the entire field of beauty care, cosmetics, and the related products and services.
EXAMPLE
Sie arbeitet als Redakteurin im Ressort Beauty bei einer großen Zeitschrift.
She works as an editor in the beauty section at a major magazine.
Usage tips
Anglicism
'Beauty' is a word that was taken directly from English. In modern German, it is used mainly in colloquial language and in media such as magazines or blogs.
EXAMPLE
In ihrem Blog schreibt sie über die neuesten Beauty-Trends.
In her blog, she writes about the latest beauty trends.
Context clue
You can recognize the meanings from the usage: If people talk about 'einer Beauty' (a beauty) or the plural 'Beautys' (beauties), it means a beautiful person. If people talk about 'Beauty' without an article, it refers to the topic area of cosmetics.
EXAMPLE
Sie gilt als eine der großen Beautys des Films.
She is considered one of the great beauties of film.
Compound nouns
In the meaning 'Kosmetik' (cosmetics), 'Beauty-' is very often used as the first part of compound nouns. Typical examples are Beauty-Produkte (beauty products), Beauty-Tipps (beauty tips), or der Beauty-Salon (beauty salon).
EXAMPLE
Sie hat sich die neuesten Beauty-Produkte online bestellt.
She ordered the latest beauty products online.
Compare with
Beauty vs Schönheit
beauty
Both Schönheit and Beauty can refer to a very beautiful person. Schönheit sounds more neutral or somewhat more elevated, whereas Beauty is a colloquial anglicism and is usually used for a woman. The choice therefore depends mainly on the linguistic style.
Beauty
Auf Instagram wird die Schauspielerin als echte Beauty gefeiert.
On Instagram, the actress is celebrated as a true beauty.
Schönheit
In dem Porträt wird die Schauspielerin als große Schönheit dargestellt.
The portrait presents the actress as a great beauty.
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