PULCHRITUDE Meaning of PULCHRITUDE in English [ 'pʌlkrɪtju:d ]■ noun literary beauty.Derivativespulchritudinous adjective OriginME: from L. pulchritudo , from pulcher , pulchr- 'beautiful'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004