Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Pulchritude
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Ugliness.
Given word: Pulchritude
Meaning: Physical beauty or comeliness. It is a formal, somewhat literary term used to describe someone who is very beautiful.
Example: The legendary pulchritude of Helen of Troy was said to have launched a thousand ships.
Meaning of the words:
-
Grace: Smoothness and elegance of movement. (Synonym/Related)
-
Charm: The power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others. (Synonym/Related)
-
Beauty: A combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses. (Synonym)
-
Ugliness: The quality of being unpleasant or repulsive in appearance. (Antonym)
Explanation:
-
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
-
Since pulchritude is a high-level vocabulary word for beauty, its direct opposite is the quality of being unattractive or ugliness.
-
While 'Grace' and 'Charm' are positive attributes, they do not specifically mean 'beauty' in the physical sense that pulchritude does.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.