0
Roula A Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Reptilian beauty/Meaning?

 " I hesitate to say that there was a reptilian beauty to him, because that wouldn't quite capture the flush to his skin, the shine to his eyes"
can anyone please help explain the meaning of " reptilian beauty" in this sentence?
Thank you in advance 
  

Top answer

It's rather subjective to find beauty in things, but this refers to the beauty people see in snakes and lizards. For example, snakes have a certain smoothness of the skin and a shininess of the scales as well as the pattern and coloring of the scales. Snakes are sleek and graceful and are often quick and quiet.

— Englishmaven

  • It's rather subjective to find beauty in things, but this refers to the beauty people see in snakes and lizards.
  • For example, snakes have a certain smoothness of the skin and a shininess of the scales as well as the pattern and coloring of the scales.
  • Snakes are sleek and graceful and are often quick and quiet.
  • While they may be beautiful, they are considered to be cold and distant, uncaring and detached.
  • That aloofness can be part of the beauty, too.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
It's rather subjective to find beauty in things, but this refers to the beauty people see in snakes and lizards. For example, snakes have a certain smoothness of the skin and a shininess of the scales as well as the pattern and coloring of the scales. Snakes are sleek and graceful and are often quick and quiet. While they may be beautiful, they are considered to be cold and distant, uncaring and d
0

Related Questions