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Meaning of beauty contest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive.
  2. A tender in which bidders are ranked according to some (known or secret) criteria.

Equivalents

Deutsch Misswahl Schönheitswettbewerb
Suomi kauneuskilpailu missikilpailu missikisa
Bahasa Indonesia ajang kecantikan
Polski konkurs piękności
Türkçe güzellik yarışması

Examples

“The locomotives were labelled 'ugly', 'unsightly' and 'industrial', as their cab fronts were a mass of slats, grooves and blocks (despite the fact that, of course, locomotives are for work⟳ - it's not a beauty contest).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

beauty dish beauty factory beauty heart radish beauty mark beauty pageant beauty parlor

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