(うつく)しさ

うつくしさ
noun
beauty
1. beauty; loveliness
The quality of being beautiful. The noun form of the adjective (うつく)しい, used for visual, natural, and abstract beauty alike.
(はな)(うつく)しさに(おどろ)いた。
I was struck by the beauty of the flowers.
彼女(かのじょ)歌声(うたごえ)(うつく)しさに()()った。
I listened intently, captivated by the beauty of her singing voice.
自然(しぜん)(うつく)しさは写真(しゃしん)では(つた)えきれないことがある。
The beauty of nature sometimes cannot be fully conveyed in photographs.

The noun form of the i-adjective (うつく)しい (beautiful), made with the {〜さ} suffix that turns adjectives into nouns naming the quality.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (うつく)しさに(おどろ)く: be amazed at the beauty
  • 自然(しぜん)(うつく)しさ: the beauty of nature
  • (うつく)しさを(たも)つ: maintain beauty

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (): beauty — a more abstract, formal noun (as in ()追求(ついきゅう)する); (うつく)しさ feels more concrete and felt