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
Four generations of Soto women sardined into HGTV prettiness, not a speck of dust—or man—in sight.
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
By this point, her prettiness has become so powerful that she’s already charmed her non-European friend Benito without realizing it.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
The prettiness of it doesn’t bother Arteta unduly.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
He’s aided in basking in all this prettiness with the seductive cinematography from Daria D’Antonio and expert costuming from Carlo Poggioli.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
By this point, her prettiness has become so powerful that she’s already charmed her non-European friend Benito without realizing it.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
The prettiness of it doesn’t bother Arteta unduly.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
He’s aided in basking in all this prettiness with the seductive cinematography from Daria D’Antonio and expert costuming from Carlo Poggioli.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prettiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prettiness
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To cater to this rising demographic, legacy brands need to up their game, as fashion and beauty players capitalize on the marathon opportunity.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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Welcome to Latest & Greatest, a franchise that celebrates all the shiniest new beauty launches of the month and informs you what’s worth your time and cash.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
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Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is widely viewed as a leading figure in the looksmaxxing community, an online movement of young men pursuing methods to maximize their physical attractiveness.—
Ryan Brennan
April 15,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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Research conducted by travel insurer InsureandGo found that the scenic railway had the highest attractiveness score across two key measures.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Everything should be subordinate to a general loveliness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Layer it with a ruffled duvet cover, ideally one with some lace trim for ultimate loveliness.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2026
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The media company behind such iconic TV characters as Don Draper, Rick Grimes and Walter White wants advertisers to give a stronger gaze at first looks.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Certainly had some good looks from three that didn’t go down.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Prettiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prettiness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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