Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The building looks exquisite only because of its remarkable __________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → symmetry
Symmetry means an exact balance between the two halves or parts of something (from the Greek "syn", together + "metron", measure). A building whose parts match in a balanced way looks exquisite (very beautiful) because of this balance.
Example: The Taj Mahal is admired for its perfect symmetry.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: facility — Incorrect. A facility is a building or service provided for a purpose, or an ease in doing something; it does not describe beauty of design. (Facility and felicity look alike: facility is a service or ease, felicity is happiness or a pleasing aptness.)
Example: The hostel has a laundry facility.
Option 2: felicity — Incorrect. Felicity means great happiness, or a pleasing choice of words; a building does not look exquisite because of its happiness.
Example: He wrote with great felicity of expression.
Option 4: cemetery — Incorrect. A cemetery is a burial ground; it only sounds a little like symmetry and makes no sense here.
Example: The old church has a small cemetery behind it.