Witty intelligence, dark mystery, love of animals and nature, joy in something most might find mundane or obscure.

Self love and respect. Kindness and boundless curiosity. Love of life's many forms. With these, other secondary attributes are guaranteed; things like respect, loyalty, tolerance, trustworthiness and such utter comfort in her presence that total surrender to her hasn't the slightest bit of apprehension. Actually meeting her? I should live so long...

A nature of being...

Nature, birds, horses, opera music

It’s a hard question to isolate a specific answer for me. Different people exhibit beauty in different ways. I feel like, contextually, we’re identifying beauty as a sort of intense admiration in a quality. I think creativity is a big deal for me.

Being able to channel an idea, an emotion or value into a form of media, especially if it’s something I’ve never seen before is beautiful. I think optimism is beautiful, if only because it feels in such short supply. Not blind optimism, but I find that I gravitate towards people who find the silver linings in life. At the same time, there is a brand of cynicism I find beautiful, when it’s presented constructively, and used effectively. I guess it all just depends on the person, and what they bring to the table.

I also think sincerity plays a big part in it. Creativity, Optimisim, especially Cynicism...they all benefit from sincerity, and I think in a culture that feels awash in bathos, sincerity is very welcoming and beautiful.

Strength of character
Commitment when it's hard
Never quitting on yourself
Not backing down when you shouldn't
Honesty when you want to lie
Admitting your weaknesses
Developing yourself in every sense
Compassion for others
Seeing all life as precious
Caring about the future
Honoring the past
Being true to yourself
Having fun
Moving forward

I don't know what to say in order to describe a friendship I have. As I've stated in other comments/posts, I work with a group of women in a Lutheran Church quilting ministry. There is one relationship I've made there that fulfills my soul. Whenever she and I meet, we hug. When we part, we hug. She's told me my hugs are therapeutic. Her hugs are reassuring, genuine, robust! She is married, so within that restriction I know the connection cannot go any further. And, at the same time, I don't need the relationship to go anywhere but where it is!

Quiet

Someone posted this artist and song before, and I'm happy they did. This is beauty.

Both my daughters RADIATE PURE BEAUTY unspoiled by religion they are married to the luckiest guys on earth

In a person - authenticity.
In the world - animals & plants.

Yes, I totally agree with you and are necessary in a partnership. But in my view about live the aesthetic beauty is also necessary and I mean not just in human forms but it can be in anything, eve tools or machines but mostly in nature.
The beauty in a spirit or the soul of a partner can't be measured, it can be only experienced through close contact.

A presence of warmth and generosity in all things that the person in question is unaware of

Loving kindness and gentleness of heart I think.

The reaches of the human mind are among the greatest, most beautiful things in nature. that we can envision something, and see it manifest; that we can describe in minute detail the discrete components of the eye (or ear, or elephant or flower) and understand the structure and function of each; on the other hand, that that same mind can destroy the beauty that is in nature: strip mines, pit mines, landfill trash heaps, plastics choking the oceans, the air unfit to breathe....there is so much that we can do but we keep shooting ourselves in the head (the foot is so passe!).....

Thanks for the picture and post. First off Snoqualamie Falls [snoqualmiefalls.com] was where I proposed to my late partner the first time (she asked me to do it again somewhere else and at a different time [seattle.gov] The walk faces West and she wanted me to propose at sunset. It was also in my old neighborhood and a quick trip to my house.
There is a lot of what I consider beautiful in many art forms and nature. I am lucky to live in a place that has no shortage of natural beauty and somehow that affects the way people think. Unfortunately, Seattle is being unduely affected by the business and pro-growth mentality and the beautiful is taking a back-seat.

I think that beauty is the trait of craftsmanship that comes with the natural consequence of details, because details can be sub-divided into positive and negative aspects, when one really gives attention to it. Sometimes on first impression, a person or thing appears to not be beautiful, but when one pays attention, there is always at least one quality that suggests good form, or craftsmanship.

A flower, animals, nature, people

@Akfish this

Women

A naked woman smiling back at me.

I have been so alone for so fucking long that beauty is just a naked bitch who stands there fucking laughing at me. I hope that helps.

I don't know what to say in order to describe a friendship I have. As I've stated in other comments/posts, I work with a group of women in a Lutheran Church quilting ministry. There is one relationship I've made there that fulfills my soul. Whenever she and I meet, we hug. When we part, we hug. She's told me my hugs are therapeutic. Her hugs are reassuring, genuine, robust! She is married, so within that restriction I know the connection cannot go any further. And, at the same time, I don't need the relationship to go anywhere but where it is!