Synonyms of prettiness

prettiness

noun

ˈpri-tē-nəs 

as in beauty

the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses

the sugary prettiness of the knickknacks is sure to appeal to a certain type of collector

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauty
• beautifulness
• attractiveness
• loveliness
• looks
• aesthetics
• elegance
• cuteness
• esthetics
• comeliness
• gorgeousness
• handsomeness
• fairness
• attraction
• appeal
• sightliness
• glamor
• charm
• beauteousness
• delightfulness
• glamour
• allure
• fascination
• sublimity
• exquisiteness
• desirability
• sexiness
• lusciousness
• gloriousness
• shapeliness
• radiance
• seductiveness
• resplendence
• pulchritude
• daintiness
• radiancy
• desirableness
• perfection
• flawlessness
• sex appeal
• nubility
• sublimeness
• glossiness
• splendidness
• showiness
• flashiness
• flamboyance
• slickness
• foxiness
• resplendency
• superbness
• splendiferousness
• delicacy
• splashiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ugliness
• plainness
• homeliness
• unattractiveness
• grotesqueness
• hideousness
• unsightliness
• unloveliness
• vileness
• repulsiveness
• offensiveness
• foulness
• dreadfulness
• nastiness
• ghastliness
• disagreeableness
• terribleness
• loathsomeness
• imperfection
• flaw
• repellency
• horribleness
• blemish
• unbecomingness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prettiness

But the backdrops are rendered with an oppressive prettiness that has a perverse cheapening effect. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025

But the backdrops are rendered with an oppressive prettiness that has a perverse cheapening effect. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024

Often, Eastwood uses the surroundings as a kind of misdirect, indicating through their prettiness that all is right with the world — as in a romantic montage featuring Eastwood and Mills that plays for far longer than its narrative function requires. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2024

And if prettiness isn’t your overwhelmingly defining feature, people will use other complimentary adjectives to encourage you: smart, clever, fastidious, well-behaved, talented, funny, etc. —Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024