What does the phrase “achingly beautiful” mean?
Can someone explain the phrase "achingly beautiful"? I often find myself reaching for it, while being unsure how to break down the meaning of it.
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Can someone explain the phrase "achingly beautiful"? I often find myself reaching for it, while being unsure how to break down the meaning of it.
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It would normally be interpreted to mean that the beauty is so extreme that it almost seems to cause pain -- it makes your heart ache. The sort of thing that might be said of an extremely attractive person of the opposite sex.
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Can someone explain the phrase "achingly beautiful"? I often find myself reaching for it, while being unsure how to break down the meaning of it.
phrase-meaning
asked 32 mins ago
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3773618
Can someone explain the phrase "achingly beautiful"? I often find myself reaching for it, while being unsure how to break down the meaning of it.
phrase-meaning
phrase-meaning
asked 32 mins ago
tog22tog22
3773618
asked 32 mins ago
tog22tog22
3773618
asked 32 mins ago
tog22tog22
3773618
asked 32 mins ago
tog22tog22
3773618
asked 32 mins ago
tog22tog22
3773618
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It would normally be interpreted to mean that the beauty is so extreme that it almost seems to cause pain -- it makes your heart ache. The sort of thing that might be said of an extremely attractive person of the opposite sex.
– Hot Licks
30 mins ago
add a comment |
It would normally be interpreted to mean that the beauty is so extreme that it almost seems to cause pain -- it makes your heart ache. The sort of thing that might be said of an extremely attractive person of the opposite sex.
– Hot Licks
30 mins ago
It would normally be interpreted to mean that the beauty is so extreme that it almost seems to cause pain -- it makes your heart ache. The sort of thing that might be said of an extremely attractive person of the opposite sex.
– Hot Licks
30 mins ago
It would normally be interpreted to mean that the beauty is so extreme that it almost seems to cause pain -- it makes your heart ache. The sort of thing that might be said of an extremely attractive person of the opposite sex.
– Hot Licks
30 mins ago
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achingly Collins Dictionary
adverb [ADV adj/adv]
You can use achingly for emphasis when you are referring to things
that create feelings of wanting something very much, but of not being
able to have it. [written, emphasis] As in ... three achingly
beautiful ballads.
beautiful - no definition needed
This is one of the most achingly beautiful cars in the world. The Sun
(2007),
but you cannot have one!
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achingly Collins Dictionary
adverb [ADV adj/adv]
You can use achingly for emphasis when you are referring to things
that create feelings of wanting something very much, but of not being
able to have it. [written, emphasis] As in ... three achingly
beautiful ballads.
beautiful - no definition needed
This is one of the most achingly beautiful cars in the world. The Sun
(2007),
but you cannot have one!
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achingly Collins Dictionary
adverb [ADV adj/adv]
You can use achingly for emphasis when you are referring to things
that create feelings of wanting something very much, but of not being
able to have it. [written, emphasis] As in ... three achingly
beautiful ballads.
beautiful - no definition needed
This is one of the most achingly beautiful cars in the world. The Sun
(2007),
but you cannot have one!
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achingly Collins Dictionary
adverb [ADV adj/adv]
You can use achingly for emphasis when you are referring to things
that create feelings of wanting something very much, but of not being
able to have it. [written, emphasis] As in ... three achingly
beautiful ballads.
beautiful - no definition needed
This is one of the most achingly beautiful cars in the world. The Sun
(2007),
but you cannot have one!
answered 14 mins ago
lbflbf
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achingly Collins Dictionary
adverb [ADV adj/adv]
You can use achingly for emphasis when you are referring to things
that create feelings of wanting something very much, but of not being
able to have it. [written, emphasis] As in ... three achingly
beautiful ballads.
beautiful - no definition needed
This is one of the most achingly beautiful cars in the world. The Sun
(2007),
but you cannot have one!
answered 14 mins ago
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It would normally be interpreted to mean that the beauty is so extreme that it almost seems to cause pain -- it makes your heart ache. The sort of thing that might be said of an extremely attractive person of the opposite sex.
– Hot Licks
30 mins ago