The difference between Beauty and Gem

When used as nouns, beauty means the quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking, whereas gem means a precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

Beauty is also interjection with the meaning: thanks!.

Beauty is also adjective with the meaning: of high quality, well done.

Gem is also verb with the meaning: to adorn with, or as if with, gems.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beauty and Gem

  1. Beauty as a noun:

    The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

  2. Beauty as a noun:

    Someone who is beautiful.

    Examples:

    "Brigitte Bardot was a renowned beauty."

  3. Beauty as a noun:

    Something that is particularly good or pleasing.

    Examples:

    "That phrasing is a beauty."

    "What a goal, what a beauty."

  4. Beauty as a noun:

    An excellent or egregious example of something.

  5. Beauty as a noun:

    The excellence, e.g. the genius

    Examples:

    "The beauty of the deal is it costs nothing!"

  6. Beauty as a noun (particle, obsolete):

    A beauty quark (now called bottom quark).

  7. Beauty as a noun:

    Beauty treatment; cosmetology.

  8. Beauty as a noun (obsolete):

    Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.

  1. Beauty as an adjective (Canada):

    Of high quality, well done.

    Examples:

    "He made a beauty pass through the neutral zone."

  1. Gem as a noun:

    A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

  2. Gem as a noun (figuratively):

    Any precious or highly valued thing or person.

    Examples:

    "She's an absolute gem."

  3. Gem as a noun:

    Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits, which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, such as a small picture, a verse of poetry, or an epigram.

    Examples:

    "a gem of wit"

  4. Gem as a noun (obsolete):

    A gemma or leaf-bud.

  5. Gem as a noun:

    A type of geometrid moth, Orthonama obstipata.

  6. Gem as a noun (computing):

    A package containing programs or libraries for the Ruby programming language.

  7. Gem as a noun (uncountable, printing, uncommon, obsolete):

    A size of type between brilliant (4-point) and diamond (4½-point), running 222 lines to the foot.

  1. Gem as a verb (transitive):

    To adorn with, or as if with, gems.

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