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prettiness
pret·ty P0548400 (prĭt′ē)adj. pret·ti·er, pret·ti·est 1. Pleasing or attractive in a graceful or delicate way. See Synonyms at beautiful.2. Clever; adroit: a pretty maneuver.3. Very bad; terrible: in a pretty predicament; a situation that has reached a pretty pass.4. Ostensibly or superficially attractive but lacking substance or conviction: full of pretty phrases.5. Informal Considerable in size or extent: a pretty fortune.adv.1. To a fair degree; moderately: a pretty good student.2. In a pretty manner; prettily or pleasingly.n. pl. pret·ties 1. One that is pretty.2. pretties Delicate clothing, especially lingerie.tr.v. pret·tied, pret·ty·ing, pret·ties To make pretty: pretty up the house.Idiom: pretty much For the most part; mostly: "The ... matter was pretty much dying down" (John Strahinich).
[Middle English prety, clever, fine, handsome, from Old English prættig, cunning, from prætt, trick.]
pret′ti·ly adv.pret′ti·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | prettiness - the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)cutenessbeauty - the qualities that give pleasure to the senses |
Translationspretty (ˈpriti) adjective1. (not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive. a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress. 悅人的，漂亮的 悦人的，漂亮的 2. used jokingly. This is a pretty mess! (諷刺語)妙的 （讽刺语）妙的 adverb rather. That's pretty good; He's pretty old now. 相當 相当ˈprettily adverb 優美地 优美地ˈprettiness noun 漂亮 漂亮pretty much the same, pretty much alike etc more or less the same, alike etc. 幾乎(全部)一樣 几乎（全部）一样 pretty well nearly. I've pretty well finished. 就要(完成了)，接近 就要（完成了），接近
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Synonyms for prettinessnoun the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)SynonymsRelated Words |