noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
Refers to a person's beautiful facial features or overall attractive appearance. Often used in literary or formal contexts, but also common in everyday description.
She is known for her beauty.
People with good looks often have advantages.
I couldn't help being captivated by her beauty.
She was famous for having the most beautiful face in town.
She was blessed with good looks from birth.
She is a woman of undeniable beauty.
美人 refers to a beautiful woman herself, while 美貌 names the quality of facial beauty she possesses.
美貌 refers abstractly to the quality of beauty itself, whereas 美形 usually points to a person who possesses that beauty.
醜貌 means an ugly face or appearance, the direct opposite of 美貌's beautiful face.
美容 refers to beauty care or cosmetology (as in a salon), whereas 美貌 is the beautiful appearance itself, not the practice of enhancing it.
Compound of 美 (beauty) and 貌 (face, appearance). The kanji 貌 is less common in modern Japanese but is retained in this word.