beauty is in the eye of the beholder

== English == === Alternative forms === beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder === Etymology === First use appears c. 1630 or c. 1642. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbjuːti ɪz ɪn ðiː aɪ əv ðiː bɪˈhəʊldə/ === Proverb === beauty is in the eye of the beholder Different people have different views on what is beautiful; beauty is subjective. ==== Translations ==== === See also === beauty is in the eye of the beer holder eye of the beholder different strokes for different folks === References === Gregory Y. Titelman (1996), Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, →ISBN, page 21 Jennifer Speake, editor (2015), “BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder”, in Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, 6th edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 15.