pret|ti|ness

pret|ti|ness
pret|ti|ness «PRIHT ee nihs», noun.
1. the condition or quality of being pretty; pleasing appearance: »

Prettiness may be considered a superficial or surface quality (Matthew Luckiesh).

2. a pretty thing or person, generally suggesting triteness: »

Surburban villas, Belgrave terraces, and other such prettinesses (Hawthorne).


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