Beautifier

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An item or method aimed at enhancing physical appearance and aesthetic qualities
2. A tool or technique used to make someone or something look more attractive
3. An object or approach designed to enhance visual appeal or charm

Etymology: "Beautifier" is a plain formation: the verb "beautify" with the agent suffix "-er" attached, giving a word for a person or thing that beautifies. The verb "beautify" itself comes from "beauty" plus the verb-forming suffix "-ify," so the word is two layers of English assembly on top of an older root. The suffix "-er" has a long pedigree. It descends from Old English "-ere," which goes back through Proto-Germanic to the Latin "-ārius," a suffix meaning "relating to" or "one who deals with," and it reached English in the same ancient strand that gave us words like "butcher" and "baker" in their older shapes. Through Old French "-ier," the Latin form lent English its common way of naming a doer. Attaching this ending to a verb produces the agent noun that "beautifier" is.

Synonyms: enhancer, improver, adornment, decorator, furnisher