standard of beauty

collocation in English

meaningsofstandardandbeauty

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standard
adjective
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct ...
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beauty
noun
uk
/ˈbjuː.ti/us
/ˈbjuː.t̬i/
the quality of being pleasing, especially to look at, or someone or something that gives great pleasure, especially when you look ...
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(Definition ofstandardandbeautyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstandard of beauty

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Bond girls conform to a fairly well-definedstandardofbeauty.
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They decried its emphasis on an arbitrarystandardofbeauty.
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This is a matter of personal preference, and should not be looked upon as thestandardofbeautyor a requirement for successful employment.
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Of these four, who knows how to fix thestandardofbeautyin the world?
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The title track is an electropop song about conformity and the modernstandardofbeauty.
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It reinforces intense concern with body image and culturally prescribed standards of beauty, especially among women, who are the major "consumers" of cosmetic surgery.
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Let us now look at how his standards of beauty are defined, in order to unravel his aesthetic regionalism.
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In other words, the standards of beauty, and the forces that influence self-image are as complex and as interwoven as those forces that influence our perceptions of others.
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I am one of those who think very definitely that standards of beauty and design are things which concern everyone in our society.
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By doing this, she presented the female body as is and encouraged the viewers to go against their previous ideals and standards of beauty.
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Standards of beauty have changed over time, based on changing cultural values.
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This uniquely apperceptive work challenges accepted standards of beauty.
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Images in the media are notorious for creating unrealistic standards of beauty, most especially for women.
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Although this is true in most cases, everyone is not equally affected by unrealistic standards of beauty in the media and social comparisons with the people they are surrounded by.
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