Pretty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

(used ironically) unexpectedly bad

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪti/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪɾi/.

Examples

pretty girl
pretty song
pretty room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reasonably middling passably somewhat fairly jolly moderately

Antonyms

unreasonably immoderately

Parts of Speech

adjective	pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing “pretty girl”
adjective	(used ironically) unexpectedly bad “a pretty mess”
adverb	to a moderately sufficient extent or degree “pretty big”

Word Forms

prettiness

noun

the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hübsch

angenehm durch Zartheit oder Anmut; nicht imposant

🇫🇷French

joli

plaire par délicatesse ou grâce; ne pas s'imposer

🇪🇸Spanish

bonito

agradar por delicadeza o gracia; no imponer

🇮🇹Italian

bello

gradevole per delicatezza o grazia; non imponente

🇳🇱Dutch

zeer

aangenaam door delicatesse of gratie; niet opleggen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bonito

agradável por delicadeza ou graça; não impondo

🇷🇺Russian

симпатичный

приятное деликатностью или изяществом; не навязчивый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुंदर

विनम्रता या अनुग्रह से प्रसन्न करना; थोपना नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

সুন্দর

সূক্ষ্মতা বা করুণা দ্বারা আনন্দদায়ক; আরোপিত না

🇮🇳Tamil

அழகான

சுவையாக அல்லது அருளால் மகிழ்வித்தல்; திணிக்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అందంగా

సున్నితత్వం లేదా దయ ద్వారా pleasing; విధించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

सुंदर

नाजूकपणा किंवा कृपेने सुखकारक; लादत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુંદર

સ્વાદિષ્ટ અથવા ગ્રેસ દ્વારા આનંદદાયક; લાદતા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಂದರ

ಸವಿಯಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಗ್ರಹದಿಂದ ಸಂತೋಷಪಡಿಸುವುದು; ಹೇರುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുന്ദരി

മാധുര്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൃപയാൽ പ്രസാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; അടിച്ചേൽപ്പിക്കുന്നതല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਦਰ

ਕੋਮਲਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ; ਥੋਪਣ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوبصورت

نزاکت یا فضل سے خوش کرنے والا؛ مسلط نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漂亮的

以温柔或优雅来取悦人；不强加

🇯🇵Japanese

かわいい

繊細さや優雅さによって喜ばれる。印象的ではない

🇰🇷Korean

예쁜

섬세함이나 은혜로 기쁘게 함; 부과하지 않는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đẹp

làm hài lòng bởi sự tinh tế hoặc duyên dáng; không áp đặt

🇹🇭Thai

สวย

พอใจด้วยความละเอียดอ่อนหรือพระคุณ ไม่น่าประทับใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

cantik

menyenangkan karena kelembutan atau keanggunan; tidak memaksakan

🇵🇭Filipino

maganda

nakalulugod sa pamamagitan ng delicacy o biyaya; hindi kahanga-hanga

🇲🇾Malay

cantik

menyenangkan dengan kelazatan atau keanggunan; tidak mengenakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جميل

إرضاء بالرقة أو النعمة؛ لا تفرض

🇮🇷Persian

زیبا

خوشایند با ظرافت یا لطف؛ تحمیل کننده نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

tatlı

incelik veya zarafetle memnun etmek; heybetli değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָפֶה

נעים בעדינות או בחסד; לא כופה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pretty'?

The primary meaning of 'pretty' is 'pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing'.

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Using 'pretty' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pretty' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pretty' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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