beauty
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beauty
The quality or characteristic of something that is perceived as beautiful, appealing, and aesthetically successful. In philosophy and art, beauty also refers to an aesthetic category.
Die Darstellung des Schönen spielt in dieser Kunstepoche eine zentrale Rolle.
The representation of beauty plays a central role in this period of art.
the beautiful thing
Something beautiful or a pleasant, positive aspect of a thing or situation.
Das Schöne an dieser Arbeit ist die freie Zeiteinteilung.
The best thing about this job is the flexible working hours.
In “das Schöne” (beauty/the beautiful), the adjective “schön” (beautiful) is used as a noun. It appears without an additional noun and can itself be, for example, the object of “entdecken” (to discover) or “genießen” (to enjoy).
Auf unseren Spaziergängen entdecken wir oft das Schöne im Alltäglichen.
On our walks, we often discover beauty in everyday life.
Common collocations include “ein Sinn für das Schöne” (a sense of beauty), “die Suche nach dem Schönen” (the search for beauty), and “das Ideal des Schönen” (the ideal of beauty). These expressions can be used to talk about the perception and concept of beauty.
Die Suche nach dem Schönen prägt das gesamte Werk dieser Künstlerin.
The search for beauty shapes this artist’s entire body of work.
“Das Schöne an” (the best thing about) followed by the dative is used to highlight a positive aspect. The phrase is often followed after “ist” by a subordinate clause with “dass” that describes this aspect in more detail.
Das Schöne an unserem Garten ist, dass dort zu jeder Jahreszeit etwas blüht.
The best thing about our garden is that something is in bloom there in every season.
