belluria

Italian

Etymology

From bello +‎ -uria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belˈlu.rja/
• Rhymes: -urja
• Hyphenation: bel‧lù‧ria

Noun

belluria f (plural bellurie) (Tuscany)

1. (chiefly ironic) artificial (rather than natural) beauty
2. (literary, in the plural) showy or tacky elegance

   le bellurie dello stile ― the style's showiness

Further reading

• belluria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana