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What does 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' mean?

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It means that everyone has their own ideas of what is beautiful. Beauty depends on who is doing the looking.

What one person's definition beauty is will always different from someone else's definition. basically saying that one person might think a person is beautiful but another may not. Beauty does not always lie in looks for some people.


It means Prettiness is in the sight of the person who is looking.
First answer by Seaofmirth. Last edit by Darksyde. Contributor trust: 1166 [recommend contributor recommended]. Question popularity: 25 [recommend question].

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