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
But the backdrops are rendered with an oppressive prettiness that has a perverse cheapening effect.
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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
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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
See All Example Sentences for prettiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prettiness
beauty
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Both are powerful spots of natural beauty and deep cultural significance, but for a less solemn outing, the little islet of Ojima sits neatly between the two.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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Age before beauty To obtain an approximate age for a young crescent moon, simply add the number of hours or days that have elapsed from the time of new moon through the date and time of sunset at your location on a particular evening.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
27 May 2025
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“Prettiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prettiness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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