Pretty
Word | PRETTY |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | pret ty |
Pronunciations | /ˈpɹɪti/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Pretty"
What do we mean by pretty?
Pleasing or attractive in a graceful or delicate way. synonym: beautiful. adjective
Clever; adroit. adjective
Very bad; terrible. adjective
Ostensibly or superficially attractive but lacking substance or conviction. adjective
Considerable in size or extent. adjective
To a fair degree; moderately. adverb
In a pretty manner; prettily or pleasingly. adverb
One that is pretty. noun
Delicate clothing, especially lingerie. noun
To make pretty. transitive verb
(pretty much) For the most part; mostly. idiom
Moderately; reasonably; tolerably: expressing a degree less than very: as, a farm pretty well stocked; pretty good lodgings; I am pretty sure of the fact.
Crafty; cunning; clever; shrewd; keen.
Strong and bold; warlike; accomplished in arms.
Comely; handsome; good-looking; hence, in later use, pleasing to the esthetic sense; attractive through grace, elegance, neatness, harmony of parts, or delicacy of outline or coloring; having delicate beauty; pleasing the eye or ear rather than impressing the mind: as, a pretty face; a pretty cottage; a pretty picture.
Hence Affectedly neat or fastidious about one's personal appearance; finical; foppish.
Pleasing in general; pleasing to the mind; interesting; entertaining; gratifying.
Excellent; good; fine; nice: said loosely, like fine and nice, of almost any object or action as a general term of commendation, and also, like fine and nice, often used ironically, especially in exclamatory sentences.
Good or sufficient; moderately large in quantity, number, extent, duration, etc.; considerable.
A term of endearment, supplying the place of a diminutive.
A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.
Something that is pretty.
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