proverb · Words worth keeping
No bride is ugly on her wedding day.
No bride is ugly on her wedding day.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A bride never ugly on her wedding day gives a celebratory occasion a generous judgment of appearance. The saying expresses admiration through an absolute claim.
What the words are saying
A responsible reading does not establish objective beauty or require a bride to be judged by looks. A useful application can value welcome and affection without imposing an appearance standard, denying a person’s own feelings or ranking dignity by attractiveness. Individual experiences of the occasion differ.
Everyday example
Guests welcome a person warmly without treating the event as a test of their appearance.
When to use it
Use it as a celebratory sentiment with appearance pressure rejected.
What it does not mean
No universal beauty finding or human worth measure from appearance is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 540; PDF page 50; collection label: Hebrew
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Hebrew