prettyadverb
uk/ˈprɪt.i/us/ˈprɪt̬.i/informalB1 quite, but not extremely:
The house has four bedrooms, so it's pretty big.
I'm pretty sure it was her.
I've got a pretty good idea of how to get there.
pretty much/well
B1 almost:
I've pretty much finished here.
She knows pretty well everything there is to know on the subject.
More examples
- I guess that things are pretty hard for you now.
- It's pretty noisy at night-time.
- It's pretty unlikely that they'll turn up now - it's nearly ten o'clock.
- The place emptied pretty quickly when the fight started.
- Nothing really changes around here. One day is pretty much like the next.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Some and quite
- bit
- certain
- degree
- faintly
- fairly
- ha'porth
- mildly
- mite
- moderate
- quite
- rather
- remotely
- several
- slightly
- some
- sort
- sort of idiom
- to a/some degree idiom
- touch
- trifle
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prettyadjective
uk/ˈprɪt.i/us/ˈprɪt̬.i/A2 pleasant to look at, or (especially of girls or women or things relating to them) attractive or pleasant in a delicate way:
That's a pretty hat you're wearing.
The sofa was covered in very pretty flowery material.
She's got such a pretty daughter.
More examples
- She looked pretty in a simple cotton dress.
- Our hotel room overlooked a pretty little fishing harbour.
- pretty pink flowers
- I tied the ribbon around the parcel in a pretty bow.
- She was young and pretty, with a spotless reputation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attractive
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable
- aesthetic
- alluring
- angelic
- disarm
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- elegant
- noble
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental
- photogenic
- photograph
- sylphlike
- well built
- winning
- winsome
- zaftig
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prettiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈprɪt.i.nəs/us/ˈprɪt̬.i.nəs/
Her prettiness was matched by her intelligence.
Idiom(s)
cost sb a pretty penny
not be a pretty sight
not be just a pretty face
a pretty pass
pretty please