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
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Recent Examples of prettiness
Make the menu at La Case slightly less complicated, and perhaps give the rooms a few more flourishes of prettiness and character.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
So it’s got a prettiness to it, but it’s also got a roughness to it.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Four generations of Soto women sardined into HGTV prettiness, not a speck of dust—or man—in sight.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
The prettiness of it doesn’t bother Arteta unduly.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prettiness
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
So it’s got a prettiness to it, but it’s also got a roughness to it.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Four generations of Soto women sardined into HGTV prettiness, not a speck of dust—or man—in sight.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
The prettiness of it doesn’t bother Arteta unduly.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prettiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prettiness
Noun
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The storied tree is treasured not only for its age, stature and beauty, but for connections to the legend of Robin Hood, said to have hidden along with his band of outlaws inside the trunk to escape the Sheriff of Nottingham.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Fragrance has become one of the fastest-growing categories in beauty, and the conversation isn’t just about luxury bottles anymore.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Using a Beatles motif, the English drew on their reserves of cultural capital to boost the country’s attractiveness at a time when the country’s citizens have an acute sense of losing their place in the world.—
Simon Chadwick,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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By the time of The Social Reckoning, a website that was once used to rate the attractiveness of women has gone on to disrupt global politics on a frightening scale.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Noun
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There’s the genteel loveliness of the oval gardens and just enough of a buffer between here and Oxford Street.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Everything should be subordinate to a general loveliness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When most pieces share a palette, almost any top works with almost any bottom, so a dozen items can cover dozens of looks.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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Seven different looks rotate throughout the World Cup season, each one conceived by designer Ricardo Zuccolini, with Diana Dubinsky and her team at Wynwood studio’s DesignLab22 swathing the sea nymphs in capes inspired by FIFA teams’ country colors.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Prettiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prettiness. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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