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skön meaning in English

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skön adjektiv

comfortable(providing physical comfort and ease)
adjective
[UK: ˈkʌmf.təb.l̩] [US: ˈkʌm.fər.təb.l̩]

pretty [prettier, prettiest](especially of women and children: pleasant, attractive)
adjective
[UK: ˈprɪ.ti] [US: ˈprɪ.ti]

sköna konster substantiv
{c-Pl}

fine arts(purely aesthetic arts)
noun
[UK: faɪn ɑːts] [US: ˈfaɪn ˈɑːrts]

skönhet [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

beauty [beauties](quality of pleasing appearance)
noun
[UK: ˈbjuː.ti] [US: ˈbjuː.ti]
She has no sense of beauty. = Hon har ingen känsla för skönhet.

skönheten ligger i betraktarens ögon phrase

beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful)
phrase
[UK: ˈbjuː.ti ɪz ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðə bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈɪz ɪn ðə ˈaɪ əv ðə bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)]

skönhetsdrottning [~en ~ar] substantiv
{c}

beauty queen(winner of a beauty contest)
noun
[UK: ˈbjuː.ti kwiːn] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈkwiːn]

skönhetssalong [~en ~er] substantiv
{c}

beauty parlor(salon with hairdressers and beauticians)
noun
[UK: ˈbjuː.ti ˈpɑː.lə(r)] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈpɑːr.lər]

skönhetssömn [~en] substantiv
{c}

beauty sleep(Extra sleep or a special nap)
noun
[UK: ˈbjuː.ti sliːp] [US: ˈbjuː.ti sˈliːp]

skönhetstävling [~en ~ar] substantiv

beauty pageant(competition on attractiveness)
noun
[UK: ˈbjuː.ti ˈpæ.dʒənt] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈpæ.dʒənt]

skönjbar [~t ~a] adjektiv

discernible(possible to discern)
adjective
[UK: dɪ.ˈsɜː.nəb.l̩] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsɝː.nəb.l̩]

skönlitteratur [~en] substantiv
{c}

belles-lettres(light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties)
noun
[UK: ˌbel ˈle.trə] [US: ˌbel ˈle.trə]

fiction [fictions](literary type)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈfɪk.ʃn̩]

skönmåla [~de ~t] verb

dress up(to present in a better light)
verb
[UK: dres ʌp] [US: ˈdres ʌp]

pussyfoot [pussyfooted, pussyfooting, pussyfoots](to use euphemistic language)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊ.sɪ.fʊt] [US: ˈpʊ.si.ˌfʊt]

försköna [~de ~t] verb

embellish [embellished, embellishing, embellishes](to make more beautiful and attractive)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈbe.lɪʃ] [US: em.ˈbe.lɪʃ]

naturskön [~t ~a] adjektiv

scenic(having beautiful scenery)
adjective
[UK: ˈsiː.nɪk] [US: ˈsiː.nɪk]

skön proper noun

Easter Island(Island in the Pacific)
proper noun

tusensköna [~n ~skönor] substantiv
{c}

daisy [daisies](Bellis perennis)
noun
[UK: ˈdeɪ.zi] [US: ˈdeɪ.zi]