pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face. (of things, places, etc.) pleasing to the eye, especially without grandeur. pleasing to the ear: a pretty tune. pleasing to the mind or aesthetic taste: He writes pretty little stories.
Contents
- 1 Is the word pretty offensive?
- 2 How many meanings does the word pretty have what are they?
- 3 Why do we say pretty?
- 4 Does pretty mean kind of?
- 5 Is pretty same as beautiful?
- 6 What does it mean when a boy says you look pretty?
- 7 Can pretty be used for a boy?
- 8 What did pretty mean in Middle English?
- 9 Is pretty a good compliment?
- 10 What does pretty amazing mean?
- 11 Is pretty much meaning?
- 12 How can I look pretty?
- 13 What does it mean when a guy calls you pretty instead of beautiful?
- 14 How do you respond when someone calls you pretty?
- 15 What does it mean when a man says a woman is hot?
- 16 Is pretty lady a compliment?
- 17 Is pretty used to describe men?
- 18 How do you call a guy pretty?
- 19 What’s a better word for beautiful?
- 20 When did people start saying pretty much?
Is the word pretty offensive?
Pretty can almost be insulting because it’s so weak, I think. If someone says “you’re pretty” (especially without a ‘really’) it’s like “Well, I don’t think you’re beautiful but I don’t want to insult you, so I’ll call you pretty instead!”
How many meanings does the word pretty have what are they?
So as we can see, the word pretty has two meanings and unfortunately they are “pretty” opposite.
Why do we say pretty?
It first appeared in Old English as “praettig,” meaning “cunning or crafty,” based on “praett,” meaning “trick.” It soon, in the 1400s, acquired the somewhat less shifty meanings of “clever, skillful and able,” which led to its use meaning “elegantly made or done; ingenious and artful.” Applied to a person, especially
Does pretty mean kind of?
attractive, beautiful, charming, cute, elegant, good-looking, graceful, handsome, lovely, neat, pleasant, a little, considerably, fairly, kind of, moderately, quite, rather, reasonably, somewhat.
Is pretty same as beautiful?
Pretty is a word used for the gracefully attractive people without being truly beautiful.The word pretty can be used as a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. Beautiful means something or someone who is very much attractive or good looking.
What does it mean when a boy says you look pretty?
It’s an all-encompassing compliment.
If a man calls you beautiful, it shows that he likes how you look and is in awe of your beauty. This can cover the majority of other compliments, too – beautiful is pretty all-encompassing and can also mean you’re pretty, sexy, and elegant.
Can pretty be used for a boy?
Pretty/ beautiful= Feminine. Handsome= Masculine. If a male (or anyone) dresses femininely, then it’s perfectly fine to call them pretty.
What did pretty mean in Middle English?
pretty (adj.) Middle English pratie “cunning, crafty, clever” (c.
Is pretty a good compliment?
You probably use PRETTY (pronounced “PRIH-di”) as an adjective to describe something or someone pleasing to look at; to be elegant or lovely. “Pretty” + nouns (i.e., woman, home, view, etc.) is generally a compliment, a good thing.
1 pleasing or appealing in a delicate or graceful way. 2 dainty, neat, or charming. 3 Informal, often ironic excellent, grand, or fine. here’s a pretty mess! 4 Informal lacking in masculinity; effeminate; foppish.
Is pretty much meaning?
Almost, nearly, approximately, as in Our homework was pretty much finished. This adverbial usage differs from the use of pretty for “considerable” (as in pretty penny). [
How can I look pretty?
How to look pretty: Step 1 Get the Basics Right
- Have Plenty of Sleep.
- Make Hygiene a Priority & Smell Good.
- Get your Skincare Right.
- Keep Your Hair Clean and Done.
- Give Yourself a Pretty Manicure.
- Buy Clothes in Your Actual Size.
- And Wear Cute Clothes.
- Love a little Makeup.
What does it mean when a guy calls you pretty instead of beautiful?
Pretty is someone or something that looks nice, on the outside. Beautiful is something or someone that is in every way a beauty, inside and outside.
How do you respond when someone calls you pretty?
Originally Answered: What do you say when someone say you are beautiful? Say “thank you”, smile – and if you are feeling shy or grateful enough for the compliment, or even just to be polite – you can give a compliment back too.
What does it mean when a man says a woman is hot?
A hot girl or guy is a woman or man who is considered very sexually attractive.
Is pretty lady a compliment?
Words like “beautiful,” “cute,” “pretty,” and “sexy” might be common ways to compliment a woman, but they tend to be overused. If you’re vying for the attention of a woman you like, it’s time to step up your game and compliment her in a way that’s really going to catch her attention.
Is pretty used to describe men?
Pretty can certainly be used to describe a manbut it’s a particular type of masculine beauty.
How do you call a guy pretty?
beauteous
- attractive.
- bonny.
- comely.
- easy on the eyes.
- fine-looking.
- good-looking.
- gorgeous.
- handsome.
What’s a better word for beautiful?
admirable, adorable, alluring, angelic, appealing, beauteous, bewitching, captivating, charming, classy, comely, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, enthralling, enticing, excellent, exquisite, fair, fascinating, fetching, fine, foxy, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, grand, handsome, ideal, inviting
When did people start saying pretty much?
thanx… “Pretty much” depends somewhat on the original meaning of pretty, used adverbially to qualify an adverb or an adjective, meaning: to a considerable degree, rather. The Oxford English Dictionary gives examples from the 16th century forward.
довольно, достаточно, значительный, хорошенький, безделушка
наречие ↓
прилагательное ↓
- милый, прелестный; привлекательный
pretty garden [view] — прелестный сад [вид] 
- хорошенький; симпатичный (о женщине, ребёнке)
- приятный, хороший
pretty voice — красивый /приятный/ голос
pretty stroke — хороший удар (в крикете, гольфе и т. п.)
pretty song [tune] — приятная /славная/ песенка [мелодия]
he has a pretty wit — он очень /весьма/ остроумный
he writes pretty little stories — он пишет изящные (маленькие) рассказы
- ирон. хорошенький, весёленький
a pretty business! — хорошенькое дельце!
a pretty mess you’ve made of it! — ну и кашу вы заварили!
this is a pretty state of affairs — ничего себе положеньице!
a pretty fellow, indeed! — нечего сказать, хорош гусь!
- разг. значительный, изрядный
a pretty sum — кругленькая сумма
he made a pretty pot of money — он заработал уйму денег
- шотл. храбрый, сильный
существительное ↓
- прелесть (в обращении)
my pretty! — мой милый!; моя милая!; моя прелесть!
- обыкн. pl красивая вещь; украшение
- pl. красивая одежда; изящное бельё
- амер. безделушка; игрушка, хорошенькая вещица
- верхняя (украшенная рисунками) часть бокала или стакана
- амер. разг. сокр. от a pretty penny
I’d give a pretty to know that secret — я бы дал много, чтоб узнать этот секрет
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a pretty kettle of fish — довольно неприятное положение
a pretty young lassie of 16 years — хорошенькая шестнадцатилетняя девушка
pretty face — хорошенькая мордашка
fine / nice / pretty fix — достаточно неприятная ситуация
pretty seventeen-year-old girl — хорошенькая семнадцатилетняя девушка
pretty songs — прелестные песенки
in pretty number — в большом количестве
just a pretty-pretty face — кукольное личико
pretty-pretty verse — приторные стишки
to pursue a pretty girl — преследовать хорошенькую девушку
pretty waterside hotels — привлекательные отели, расположенные вдоль берега
attractive / beautiful / pretty woman — привлекательная, симпатичная женщина
Примеры с переводом
She was driving pretty fast.
Она ехала довольно быстро.
The tune is pretty.
Эта мелодия прелестна.
I have to leave pretty soon.
Довольно скоро мне придется уйти.
What a pretty little garden!
Какой прелестный садик!
The work is pretty hard.
Эта работа довольно тяжёлая.
I’m pretty sure he’ll say yes.
Я вполне уверена, что он скажет «да».
She still looks pretty miserable.
Она по-прежнему выглядит довольно несчастной.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
Those shoes are getting pretty ratty. 
Her first apartment was pretty shabby.
She’s nowhere near as pretty as you are.
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
prettify — украшать, принаряжать
prettily — красиво, привлекательно
pretty-pretty — слащаво красивый
prettiness — привлекательность, миловидность, приятность
pretest — предварительное обследование, предварительное испытание, предварительный экзамен
prettyism — красивость, нарочитая утонченность, изящество
unpretty — некрасивый, предосудительный, заслуживающий порицания
Формы слова
adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): prettier
прев. степ. (superlative): prettiest
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pooty, purdy (nonstandard)
- purty (informal)
- pratty (dialectal)
- prettie, pretie (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English prety, preti, praty, prati, from Old English prættiġ (“tricky, crafty, sly, cunning, wily, astute”), from Proto-Germanic *prattugaz (“boastful, sly, slick, deceitful, tricky, cunning”), corresponding to prat (“trick”) + -y. Cognate with Dutch prettig (“nice, pleasant”), Low German prettig (“funny”), Icelandic prettugur (“deceitful, tricky”). For the semantic development, compare canny, clever, cute.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɪti/
- (US, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈpɝti/
- (US, rare) IPA(key): /ˈpɹʊti/
- Rhymes: -ɪti
Adjective[edit]
pretty (comparative prettier, superlative prettiest)
- Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. [from 15th c.]
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1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess[1]:
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The face which emerged was not reassuring. […]. He was not a mongol but there was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically long elf-locks and oiled black curls.
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- 2010, Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 4 Feb 2010:
- To escape a violent beating from sailors to whom he has sold a non-functioning car, Jerry takes his stepfamily for a holiday in a trailer park miles away, where, miraculously, young Nick meets a very pretty young woman called Sheeni, played by Portia Doubleday.
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- Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing. [from 15th c.]
- 2010, Lia Leendertz, The Guardian, 13 Feb 2010:
- ‘Petit Posy’ brassicas […] are a cross between kale and brussels sprouts, and are really very pretty with a mild, sweet taste.
- 2010, Lia Leendertz, The Guardian, 13 Feb 2010:
- (often derogatory) Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty. [from 15th c.]
- 1962, «New Life for the Liberals», Time, 28 Sep 1962:
- Damned by the Socialists as «traitors to the working class,» its leaders were decried by Tories as «faceless peddlers of politics with a pretty little trinket for every taste.»
- 1962, «New Life for the Liberals», Time, 28 Sep 1962:
- Cunning; clever, skilful. [from 9th c.]
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1877, George Hesekiel and Bayard Taylor, Bismarck his Authentic Biography, page 380:
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In the end, however, it was a very pretty shot, right across the chasm; killed first fire, and the brute fell headlong into the brook […] .
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- (dated) Moderately large; considerable. [from 15th c.]
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1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section 2, member 4, subsection vii:
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they flung all the goods in the house out at the windows into the street, or into the sea, as they supposed; thus they continued mad a pretty season […].
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- 2004, «Because They’re Worth it», Time, 26 Jan 04:
- «What did you do to your hair?» The answer could be worth a pretty penny for L’Oreal.
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- (dated) Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.). [from 16th c.]
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1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], Emma: […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II or III), London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC:
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Some people are surprised, I believe, that that the eldest was not [named after his father], but Isabella would have him named Henry, which I thought very pretty of her.
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- 1919, Saki, ‘The Oversight’, The Toys of Peace:
- ‘This new fashion of introducing the candidate’s children into an election contest is a pretty one,’ said Mrs. Panstreppon; ‘it takes away something from the acerbity of party warfare, and it makes an interesting experience for the children to look back on in after years.’
- 1926, Ernest Hemingway, The sun also rises, page 251:
- «Oh, Jake.» Brett said, «we could have had such a damned good time together.» Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly pressing Brett against me. «Yes», I said. «Isn’t it pretty to think so?»
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- (ironic) Awkward, unpleasant. [from 16th c.]
- 1839, The Cottager’s Monthly Visitor (volume 19, page 270)
- «Nay, not I; it is a pretty thing to expect me to wash them; you may take them back again, and say, as Sally had them before, she may wash them now, for me; I am not going to be ‘Jack at a pinch,’ I can tell you.»
- 1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty
- A pretty thing it would be if a man of business had to examine every cab-horse before he hired it
- 1931, «Done to a Turn», Time, 26 Jan 1931:
- His sadistic self-torturings finally landed him in a pretty mess: still completely married, practically sure he was in love with Tillie, he made dishonorable proposals of marriage to two other women.
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1995, Les Standiford, Deal to die for, page 123:
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« […] you can still see where the kid’s face is swollen up from this talk: couple of black eyes, lip all busted up, nose over sideways,» Driscoll shook his head again, «just a real pretty picture.»
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- 1839, The Cottager’s Monthly Visitor (volume 19, page 270)
Antonyms[edit]
- ugly
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from pretty (adjective)
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: プリティー (puritī), プリティ (puriti), プリチー (purichī)
Translations[edit]
especially of women and children: pleasant, attractive
- Albanian: i bukur
- Apache:
- Western Apache: ba’olníí
- Arabic: جَمِيل (ar) (jamīl), لَطِيف (laṭīf)
- Armenian: սիրուն (hy) (sirun)
- Asturian: guapu, preciosu
- Atayal: betunux
- Azerbaijani: göyçək
- Basque: polit
- Belarusian: прыго́жы (pryhóžy)
- Bulgarian: хубав (bg) (hubav), привлекателен (bg) (privlekatelen)
- Burmese: လှ (my) (hla.)
- Catalan: bonic (ca)
- Cherokee: please add this translation if you can
- Chichewa: please add this translation if you can
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 靚／靓 (leng3)
- Mandarin: 漂亮 (zh) (piàoliang), 秀麗／秀丽 (zh) (xiùlì), 標緻／标致 (zh) (biāozhi), 好看 (zh) (hǎokàn)
- Min Nan: 媠 (zh-min-nan) (súi)
- Teochew: 雅 (ngia2)
- Czech: hezký (cs)
- Dutch: mooi (nl)
- Esperanto: beleta
- Estonian: ilus (et)
- Ewe: please add this translation if you can
- Extremaduran: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: sievä (fi), viehättävä (fi)
- French: joli (fr)
- Friulian: please add this translation if you can
- Georgian: სანდომიანი (sandomiani)
- German: anmutig (de), attraktiv (de), charmant (de), hübsch (de), nett (de), niedlich (de), schön (de)
- Greek: χαριτωμένος (el) m (charitoménos)
- Guaraní: porã (gn)
- Hebrew: יָפֶה (he) m (yafé), יָפָה (he) f (yafá)
- Hindi: सुंदर (hi) (sundar), ख़ूबसूरत (xūbsūrat)
- Hungarian: csinos (hu)
- Ido: bela (io), beleta (io), jolia (io)
- Igbo: imma
- Indonesian: cantik (id)
- Interlingua: please add this translation if you can
- Irish: deas
- Italian: grazioso (it), carino (it)
- Japanese: 綺麗な (ja) (きれいな, kirei-na), プリティ (puriti), 可愛い (ja) (かわいい, kawaii)
- Kannada: please add this translation if you can
- Kapampangan: malagu
- Khmer: ល្អ (km) (l’ɑɑ)
- Korean: (attributive) 예쁜 (ko) (yeppeun), (predicative) 예쁘다 (ko) (yeppeuda), 아름답다 (ko) (areumdapda)
- Lao: please add this translation if you can
- Latin: pulcher, scitulus
- Latvian: glīts, skaists
- Lithuanian: gražus (lt) m
- Louisiana Creole French: bèl, bo, joli, vayan
- Luganda: please add this translation if you can
- Luxembourgish: flott
- Malay: cantik (ms), jelita
- Malayalam: please add this translation if you can
- Marathi: सुंदर (sundar)
- Mirandese: guapo, pimpon, galano, galan
- Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
- Norwegian: pen (no), vakker (no)
- Paiwan: samiyan
- Pashto: please add this translation if you can
- Persian: قشنگ (fa) (qašang), زیبا (fa) (zibâ), خوشگل (fa) (xošgel)
- Plautdietsch: schmock
- Polish: ładny (pl)
- Portuguese: bonito (pt)
- Punjabi: please add this translation if you can (sohniya?)
- Quechua: sumag, şumag
- Rajasthani: please add this translation if you can
- Romanian: drăguț (ro) m, drăguță (ro) f
- Russian: хоро́шенький (ru) m (xoróšenʹkij), ми́лый (ru) m (mílyj), милови́дный (ru) m (milovídnyj), ми́ленький (ru) m (mílenʹkij), привлека́тельный (ru) m (privlekátelʹnyj), симпати́чный (ru) m (simpatíčnyj)
- Scottish Gaelic: snog
- Slovene: lep (sl)
- Spanish: guapo (es), bonito (es), lindo (es)
- Swedish: vacker (sv), fin (sv), skön (sv) (older form), snygg (sv), söt (sv) (especially of children)
- Tagalog: maganda (tl)
- Telugu: అందమైన (te) (andamaina)
- Thai: น่ารัก (th) (nâa-rák), สวย (th) (sǔai)
- Tibetan: སྙིང་རྗེ་པོ (snying rje po)
- Turkish: güzel (tr)
- Ukrainian: га́рний (uk) m (hárnyj), гарненький (harnenʹkyj), миленький m (mylenʹkyj)
- Urdu: خوبصورت (xūbsūrat), سندر (sundar)
- Vietnamese: xinh xắn (vi), xinh (vi)
- Volapük: plitülik (vo)
- Yiddish: שיין (sheyn), פֿײַן (fayn)
of objects: nice-looking
- Bulgarian: красив (bg) (krasiv)
- Finnish: sievä (fi), viehättävä (fi)
- Greek: όμορφος (el) (ómorfos)
- Kapampangan: masanting
- Khmer: ល្អ (km) (l’ɑɑ)
- Latvian: glīts, skaists
- Maore Comorian: -zuri
- Mirandese: guapo
- Persian: قشنگ (fa) (qašang), زیبا (fa) (zibâ), خوشگل (fa) (xošgel)
- Plautdietsch: schmock
- Portuguese: bonito (pt), belo (pt)
- Scottish Gaelic: snog
- Spanish: bonito (es)
- Volapük: jönik (vo)
dated: excellent, pleasing
- Finnish: kiva (fi)
ironic: awkward, unpleasant
Further reading[edit]
Pretty in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Adverb[edit]
pretty (not comparable)
- Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, V:
- By the Sheets you have sent me to peruse, the Account you have given of her Birth and Parentage is pretty exact […].
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1741, [Pierre] Bayle, “A Dissertation Concerning the Hippomanes”, in John Peter Bernard, Thomas Birch, John Lockman [et al.], transl., A General Dictionary, Historical and Critical: […], volume X, London: […] James Bettenham, for G[eorge] Strahan, J. Clarke, […], →OCLC, page 361:
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Pauſanias’s account is related pretty faithfully there, if we except two errors, one, that Arcas an Olympian mixed ſome Hippomanes with the brazen ſtatue, the other that he caſt a mare.
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1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:
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I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal’lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.
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- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 539:
- The Revolutionary decade was a pretty challenging time for business.
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, V:
- (dialect) Prettily, in a pretty manner.
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1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published 1967, page 139:
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‘The boy sings pretty, don’t he, Master Marner?’
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Usage notes[edit]
- When particularly stressed, the adverb pretty serves almost to diminish the adjective or adverb that it modifies, by emphasizing that there are greater levels of intensity.
Derived terms[edit]
- pretty much
- pretty well
Translations[edit]
somewhat
- Bulgarian: доста (bg) (dosta)
- Catalan: força (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 挺 (zh) (tǐng)
- Dutch: tamelijk (nl), nogal (nl), aardig (nl)
- Finnish: aika (fi), melko (fi), ihan (fi), varsin (fi), sangen (fi)
- French: assez (fr), pas mal (fr), plutôt (fr)
- German: ziemlich (de), leidlich (de), einigermaßen (de)
- Italian: piuttosto (it), abbastanza (it), tutto sommato (it)
- Lithuanian: pakankamai
- Macedonian: прилично (prilično), доста (dosta)
- Polish: całkiem (pl)
- Portuguese: meio (pt) (somewhat), bem (pt), bastante (pt) (fairly)
- Romanian: cam (ro), destul de
- Russian: дово́льно (ru) (dovólʹno), вполне́ (ru) (vpolné), доста́точно (ru) (dostátočno)
- Spanish: bastante (es), bien (es)
- Swedish: rätt (sv), ganska (sv)
- Thai: ค่อนข้าง (th) (kɔ̂n-kâang)
- Vietnamese: khá (vi)
- Welsh: go (cy)
Noun[edit]
pretty (plural pretties)
- A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.
- 1939, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf, The Wizard of Oz
- I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!
- 1939, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf, The Wizard of Oz
- Something that is pretty.
- We’ll stop at the knife store and look at the sharp pretties.
Verb[edit]
pretty (third-person singular simple present pretties, present participle prettying, simple past and past participle prettied)
- To make pretty; to beautify
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2007, Eric Knight, Lassie Come-Home[2], →ISBN, page 29:
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He sat on the hearth rug and began prettying the dog’s coat.
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Derived terms[edit]
- pretty up
Anagrams[edit]
- Pettry
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But the packaging is pretty.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 28 Mar. 2023
The front-line stats may not have been pretty and the signing bonus was negligible, but Moreno also struck out just five times in 135 plate appearances that summer.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
Beaches like Ida no Hama are startlingly pretty, with shimmering clear shallows and lush vegetation all around.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
But the picture is not pretty.
—Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Misting plants is all over social media, thanks to the popularity of pretty plant misting bottles.
—Amanda Lauren, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2023
All of which sounds very pretty, but here’s the thing: In the midst of this tornado, prepping for a high-stakes opening, DiMario and Blohme seem to have all the time in the world to talk about their plans.
—Lawrence Specker | , al, 4 Apr. 2023
The ‘fit was pretty much everything, with intricate embroidery throughout the piece, along with a gold top that showcased her seriously toned abs and arms.
—Korin Miller, Women’s Health, 4 Apr. 2023
Lacrosse The top teams in Southern Section boys’ lacrosse have stayed pretty consistent, with Mater Dei and Loyola ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in Division 1/2.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Oscar winner Sarah Polley received a pretty brutal prank letter — from her own kid!
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
That’s pretty common for that time period.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
Mighty says that her season was sponsored by Rimmel and the islanders had all their makeup needs pretty much covered.
—Audrey Noble, Allure, 3 Apr. 2023
But Spinning Gold seems pretty open about your father’s flaws.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
The current version of Yes is pretty much Steve Howe and new people, even if Geoff Downes was briefly the keyboardist in 1980.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2023
Wise is the new pretty.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 28 Sep. 2020
Sustainable and oh-so-pretty, this skirt was made to accentuate curves.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2023
Stretched along a river in the heart of the Netherlands, the town of Wageningen is not postcard-pretty.
—Marta Zaraska, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2019
This drive along the northern New England coast takes just over three hours, but is filled with charm: think endless beaches, fishing harbors, artist colonies, and postcard-pretty villages clinging to the edge of the water.
—Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2020
Most people seem to agree — the bartenders have a habit of making the drinks in a pretty row at the bar, in the style of the Irish coffee pros at Buena Vista Cafe.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2019
That was 2013 and the beginning of the time when models who weren’t cookie-cutter-pretty were getting booked.
—Amanda Fitzsimons, Glamour, 1 June 2018
For my mom, who still keeps her recipes on index cards, this beyond-pretty box.
—Meredith Rollins, Redbook, 1 Dec. 2013
Pretty late in the game for a free agent to be looking for a new ride.
—Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2017
Like other quarantine micro-trends—sourdough starters, for one—the drink grew popular online for being both easy to make and pretty to photograph.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2020
In other words, despite the gaping asymmetries of information between the industry and the public, brokerages still shell out big-time to pretty up their BrokerCheck reputations.
—Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2020
While all real estate is local, as the saying goes, the one constant is that February is the month when the spring market looms and sellers nationwide begin prettying their properties and readying them to list.
—Katy Mclaughlin, WSJ, 20 Feb. 2020
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa—what kind of animal spends all their waking hours prettying up their vehicle and then stores it in the air?
—Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2019
The backdrop of drab civic office buildings is being prettied up with dozens of massive murals from some of the city’s resident artists.
—Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 22 Aug. 2019
The use of filters can help signal a benign post: People don’t tend to pretty up their victimizing.
—Katy Steinmetz, Time, 8 July 2019
The Ugly Other games that are not as beautiful
Verdict: Lots of stuff to do and pretty things to look at, but few fresh ideas.
—Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018
One of the ideas envisioned by Vivo is to take in a full body scan of a person and then feed that information to a beautification AI that would more intelligently and proportionately pretty you up.
—Vlad Savov, The Verge, 27 June 2018
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pretty
pretty [ˊprɪtɪ]
1) хоро́шенький, преле́стный, милови́дный
2) прия́тный; хоро́ший (
тж. ирон.
);
3)
ирон.
значи́тельный, изря́дный;
1):
2)
pl
краси́вые ве́щи, пла́тья
3)
амер.
безделу́шка, хоро́шенькая вещи́ца
3.
adv разг.
дово́льно, доста́точно, в значи́тельной сте́пени (
тк.
с
прил.
и
нареч.
);
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > pretty
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pretty
Персональный Сократ > pretty
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pretty up
Персональный Сократ > pretty up
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pretty
Large English-Russian phrasebook > pretty
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pretty
ˈprɪtɪ
1. прил.
1) а) миловидный, прелестный, хорошенький;
симпатичный, приятный;
привлекательный( о человеке;
обык. о женщине или ребенке) Syn: beautiful, nice, lovely б) приятный;
хороший тж. ирон. (о вещах) pretty songs ≈ прелестные песенки pretty box ≈ хорошенькая коробка That’s a pretty hat you are wearing. ≈ У тебя прелестная шляпка. a pretty business! ≈ хорошенькое дело! Things are at a pretty pass when a referee can no longer be trusted. ≈ Дела плохи, раз судье нельзя больше доверять.
2) разг. значительный, изрядный They have pigs also in pretty number. ≈ Свиньи у них тоже есть в большом количестве. With a pretty strength press the middle of your work. ≈ С большой силой нажмите на среднюю часть вашей работы. You must have paid for your coat a pretty penny. ≈ Ты должно быть заплатила за пальто уйму денег.
2. сущ.
1) а) прелестное существо б) прелесть (в обращении) my pretty! ≈ моя прелесть!
2) мн. красивые вещи;
красивая одежда
3) амер. безделушка, хорошенькая вещица
4) часть бокала или стакана, украшенная орнаментом
3. нареч.;
разг. довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени (тк. с прил. и нареч.;
употребляется для усиления) I feel pretty sick about it ≈ мне это порядком надоело I’m pretty sure I recognized her voice. ≈ Я вполне уверен, что узнал ее голос. I’ve pretty nearly finished packing now. ≈ Я почти закончил упаковывать вещи. sit pretty be sitting pretty pretty much pretty nearly pretty well
4. гл.;
разг.
1) (up) прихорашивать, наряжать, украшать( кого-л., что-л.) They prettied the children up for the photograph. ≈ Они приодели детей, чтобы фотографироваться. Every town is specially prettied up for a visit by the Queen. ≈ Каждый город украшают по-особенному к приезду королевы.
2) прихорашиваться, наряжаться She was gone a week and came back all prettied up. ≈ Она уехала на неделю и вернулась вся расфуфыренная. Elsie’s still prettying herself. ≈ Элси все еще прихорашивается.
прелесть (в обращении) — my *! мой милый!, моя милая!, моя прелесть! красивая вещь;
украшение красивая одежда;
изящное белье (американизм) безделушка;
игрушка, хорошенькая вещица верхняя ( украшенная рисунками) часть бокала или стакана (американизм) (разговорное) сокр. от a pretty penny кругленькая сумма — I’d give a * to know that secret я бы дал много, чтобы узнать этот секрет милый, прелестный, привлекательный — * garden прелестный сад хорошенький;
симпатичный (о женщине, ребенке) — (as) * as a picture /as a painting/ хороша как картинка приятный, хороший — * voice прелестный голос — * stroke хороший удар( в крикете) — * song приятная /славная/ песенка — he has a * wit он очень /весьма/ остроумен — he writes * little stories он пишет изящные (маленькие) рассказы (ироничное) хорошенький, веселенький — * business! хорошенькое дело! — a * mess you’ve made of it! ну и кашу вы заварили! — this is a * state of affairs ничего себе положеньице! — a * fellow indeed! нечего сказать, хорош гусь! значительный, изрядный — a * sum кругленькая сумма — a * penny кругленькая сумма > he made a * pot of money он заработал уйму денег (шотландское) храбрый, сильный довольно, достаточно;
в значительной степени — * much очень, в значительной степени;
почти — to feel * well чувствовать себя вполне прилично — that is * much /nearly, well/ the same thing это почти то же самое — he does it * well он делает это довольно хорошо — he’s * well tired of the whole business ему все это порядком надоело — you had better do it * quick лучше сделайте это поскорее > sitting * в выгодном положении;
ловко устроился;
зажиточный;
не нуждающийся в деньгах
~ разг. значительный, изрядный;
a pretty penny (или sum) кругленькая сумма;
to be sitting pretty ловко, хорошо устроиться
I feel ~ sick about it мне это очень надоело
I’m feeling ~ well я вполне прилично себя чувствую;
that is pretty much the same thing это почти то же самое
my ~! моя прелесть! (в обращении)
pretty амер. безделушка, хорошенькая вещица ~ разг. довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени (тк. с прил. и нареч.) ;
pretty much очень, в большой степени ~ разг. значительный, изрядный;
a pretty penny (или sum) кругленькая сумма;
to be sitting pretty ловко, хорошо устроиться ~ pl красивые вещи, платья ~ приятный;
хороший (тж. ирон.) ;
a pretty business! хорошенькое дело! ~ хорошенький, прелестный, миловидный
~ приятный;
хороший (тж. ирон.) ;
a pretty business! хорошенькое дело!
~ разг. довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени (тк. с прил. и нареч.) ;
pretty much очень, в большой степени
~ разг. значительный, изрядный;
a pretty penny (или sum) кругленькая сумма;
to be sitting pretty ловко, хорошо устроиться
I’m feeling ~ well я вполне прилично себя чувствую;
that is pretty much the same thing это почти то же самоеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pretty
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pretty
1. [ʹprıtı]
my pretty! — мой милый!; моя милая!; моя прелесть!
2. 1)
pl красивая вещь; украшение
2)
красивая одежда; изящное бельё
3.
безделушка; игрушка, хорошенькая вещица
4. верхняя (украшенная рисунками) часть бокала стакана
5.
разг. сокр. от a pretty penny [
penny I
]
I’d give a pretty to know that secret — я бы дал много, чтоб узнать этот секрет
2. [ʹprıtı]
1. милый, прелестный; привлекательный
pretty garden [view] — прелестный сад [вид]
2. хорошенький; симпатичный ()
(as) pretty as a picture /as a painting/ — хороша как картинка
3. приятный, хороший
pretty voice — красивый /приятный/ голос
pretty song [tune] — приятная /славная/ песенка [мелодия]
he has a pretty wit — он очень /весьма/ остроумный
4.
хорошенький, весёленький
a pretty business! — хорошенькое дело!
a pretty mess you’ve made of it! — ну и кашу вы заварили!
this is a pretty state of affairs — ничего себе положеньице!
a pretty fellow, indeed! — нечего сказать, хорош гусь!
5.
значительный, изрядный
3. [ʹprıtı]
довольно, достаточно; в значительной степени
pretty much — очень, в значительной степени; почти
that is pretty much /nearly, well/ the same thing — это почти то же самое
he does it pretty well [badly] — он делает это довольно хорошо [плохо]
he’s pretty well tired of the whole business — ему всё это порядком надоело
sitting pretty — а) в выгодном положении; ≅ ловко устроился; б) зажиточный; не нуждающийся в деньгах
НБАРС > pretty
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pretty
[ˈprɪtɪ]
pretty разг. значительный, изрядный; a pretty penny (или sum) кругленькая сумма; to be sitting pretty ловко, хорошо устроиться I feel pretty sick about it мне это очень надоело I’m feeling pretty well я вполне прилично себя чувствую; that is pretty much the same thing это почти то же самое my pretty! моя прелесть! (в обращении) pretty амер. безделушка, хорошенькая вещица pretty разг. довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени (тк. с прил. и нареч.); pretty much очень, в большой степени pretty разг. значительный, изрядный; a pretty penny (или sum) кругленькая сумма; to be sitting pretty ловко, хорошо устроиться pretty pl красивые вещи, платья pretty приятный; хороший (тж. ирон.); a pretty business! хорошенькое дело! pretty хорошенький, прелестный, миловидный pretty приятный; хороший (тж. ирон.); a pretty business! хорошенькое дело! pretty разг. довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени (тк. с прил. и нареч.); pretty much очень, в большой степени pretty разг. значительный, изрядный; a pretty penny (или sum) кругленькая сумма; to be sitting pretty ловко, хорошо устроиться I’m feeling pretty well я вполне прилично себя чувствую; that is pretty much the same thing это почти то же самое
English-Russian short dictionary > pretty
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pretty
1. n прелесть
my pretty! — мой милый!; моя милая!; моя прелесть!
2. n обыкн. красивая вещь; украшение
3. n красивая одежда; изящное бельё
4. n амер. безделушка; игрушка, хорошенькая вещица
to be sure, she is pretty — она, конечно, хорошенькая
5. n верхняя часть бокала или стакана
6. a милый, прелестный; привлекательный
7. a хорошенький; симпатичный
8. a приятный, хороший
9. a ирон. хорошенький, весёленький
10. a разг. значительный, изрядный
11. a шотл. храбрый, сильный
12. adv довольно, достаточно; в значительной степени
pretty much — очень, в значительной степени; почти
Синонимический ряд:
1. appealing (adj.) alluring; appealing; bewitching; captivating; charming; enchanting; engaging; enticing; entrancing; fascinating; fetching; magnetic; prepossessing; sweet; tempting; winning
2. beautiful (adj.) attractive; beauteous; beautiful; comely; good-looking; gorgeous; handsome; lovely; pulchritudinous; ravishing; stunning; well-favored; winsome
3. bonny (adj.) bonny; cute; fair
4. considerable (adj.) ample; considerable; large; notable; sizeable
5. fairly (adj.) fairly; moderately; rather; somewhat; tolerably
6. pleasant (adj.) cheerful; delightful; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; pleasing; splendid
7. quite (adj.) quite; really; very
8. skillful (adj.) adroit; clever; good; skillful; wicked; workmanlike; workmanly
9. somewhat (other) acceptably; adequately; fairly; kind of; moderately; more or less; passably; rather; ratherish; some; something; somewhat; sort of; to some extent; tolerably
Антонимический ряд:
completely; grotesque; plain; ugly; unpleasant
English-Russian base dictionary > pretty
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pretty
довольно
наречие:имя прилагательное:
имя существительное:
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > pretty
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pretty
I [‘prɪtɪ]
adj
хорошенький, милый, прелестный
It is very pretty in theory, but what about the practical side of the matter? — В теории это очень красиво, а как это выглядит на практике?
— pretty girl
— pretty doll
— pretty tune
— pretty dress
— become prettyUSAGE:
(1.) Прилагательное pretty характеризует обычно внешность и относится, главным образом, к юным женщинам и детям; если речь идет о вещах, pretty употребляется гораздо чаще, чем beautiful. (2.) See beautiful, adj
II [‘prɪtɪ]
adv
вполне, совсем, довольно, довольно-таки, весьма
It will cost you pretty much. — Это будет вам стоить довольно дорого. /Это обойдется вам в копеечку.
— pretty wellUSAGE:
Наречие pretty употребляется главным образом в неофициальной, разговорной речи: pretty well совсем неплохо; pretty much the same thing это почти одно и то же
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > pretty
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pretty
[‘prɪtɪ]
1.прил.
1) милый, прелестный
That’s a pretty hat you are wearing. — У тебя прелестная шляпка.
Syn:
2) миловидный, хорошенький, симпатичный
3) приятный; хороший
4)
ирон.
хорошенький, тот ещё, ничего себе
Things are at a pretty pass when a referee can no longer be trusted. — Дела плохи, раз судье нельзя больше доверять.
5)
разг.
значительный, изрядный
You must have paid for your coat a pretty penny. — Ты, должно быть, заплатила за пальто уйму денег.
2.
сущ.
1)
2) красивые вещи; красивая одежда
3)
амер.
безделушка, хорошенькая вещица
3.
;
разг.
довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени
pretty much / nearly / well — очень, в большой степени; почти совсем
I feel pretty sick about it. — Мне это порядком надоело.
I’m pretty sure I recognized her voice. — Я вполне уверен, что узнал её голос.
I’ve pretty nearly finished packing now. — Я почти закончил упаковывать вещи.
••
4.
;
разг.
; = pretty up
прихорашивать, наряжать, украшать
They prettied the children up for the photograph. — Они приодели детей для фотографирования.
Every town is specially prettied up for a visit by the Queen. — Каждый город украшают по-особенному к приезду королевы.
She was gone a week and came back all prettied up. — Она уехала на неделю и вернулась вся расфуфыренная.
Elsie’s still prettying herself. — Элси всё ещё прихорашивается.
Англо-русский современный словарь > pretty
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pretty
I
infml
1)
2)
II
infml
This work of yours is pretty poor effort. You’d better do it again — Эта работа никуда не годится. Ты должен ее переделать
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > pretty
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pretty
1) хорошенький, прелестный, миловидный
2) приятный; хороший (
тж.
ирон.); а pretty business! хорошенькое дело!
3)
collocation
значительный, изрядный; а pretty penny (или sum) кругленькая сумма
to be sitting pretty ловко, хорошо устроиться
Syn:
beautiful
1) my pretty! моя прелесть! (в обращении)
2) (
pl.
) красивые вещи, платья
3)
amer.
безделушка, хорошенькая вещица
довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени (тк. с прил. и нареч.); pretty much очень, в большой степени; I feel pretty sick about it мне это очень надоело; I’m feeling pretty well я вполне прилично себя чувствую; that is pretty much the same thing это почти то же самое
* * *
1 (a) хорошенький
2 (d) довольно
* * *
хорошенький, привлекательный
* * *
[pret·ty || ‘prɪtɪ]
прелестный, привлекательный, миловидный; хорошенький, смазливый, миленький; значительный, изрядный
довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени, вполне* * *
весьма
внушителен
внушительный
волшебен
волшебный
довольно
достаточно
заманчив
заманчивый
значителен
значительный
красивенький
красивый
обаятелен
обаятельный
обворожителен
обворожительный
очарователен
очаровательный
пленителен
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1. прил.
1) а) миловидный, прелестный, хорошенький; симпатичный, приятный; привлекательный
б) приятный; хороший тж. ирон. (о вещах)
2) разг. значительный
2. сущ.
1) а) прелестное существо
б) прелесть (в обращении)
2) мн. красивые вещи; красивая одежда
3. нареч.; разг.
довольно, достаточно, в значительной степени
4. гл.; разг.
1) (up) прихорашивать, наряжать, украшать (кого-л., что-л.)
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1) Общая лексика: верхняя (украшенная рисунками) часть бокала, верхняя ( украшенная рисунками) часть стакана, значительный, изящное бельё, красивый , мелодичный, миловидный, милый, недурной, почти, прелестный, прелесть , привлекательный, приятный, украшение, хорошенький, хороший , симпатичный , симпатичный, довольно , довольно-таки , очень , смазливый
2) Компьютерная техника: красивый
6) Сленг: порядком, «маленький», изрядно, спокойный
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хорошенький, милый
разг. довольно
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достаточно, прилично: — It’s pretty cold outside!— На улице достаточно холодно!
English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova «Caution, hot dog» > pretty
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Pretty — Pret ty, a. [Compar. {Prettier}; superl. {Prettiest}.] [OE. prati, AS. pr[ae]ttig, pr[ae]tig, crafty, sly, akin to pr[ae]t, pr[ae]tt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky, prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic; cf. W.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pretty — [prit′ē] adj. prettier, prettiest [ME prati < OE prættig, crafty < prætt, craft, trick] 1. pleasing or attractive in a dainty, delicate, or graceful way rather than through striking beauty, elegance, grandeur, or stateliness 2. a) fine;… … English World dictionary
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pretty — 1. Pretty is used as an adverb with the meaning ‘fairly, moderately’, as in The performance was pretty good / He did pretty much as he liked. The adverb corresponding to the usual meaning of pretty is prettily: She always dresses so prettily. 2.… … Modern English usage
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pretty — ► ADJECTIVE (prettier, prettiest) 1) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful. 2) informal used ironically to express displeasure: he led me a pretty dance. ► ADVERB informal ▪ to a moderately high degree; fairly. ► NOUN (pl … English terms dictionary
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Pretty — Pret ty, adv. In some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; less emphatic than very; as, I am pretty sure of the fact; pretty cold weather. [1913 Webster] Pretty plainly professes himself a sincere Christian. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pretty — [adj] attractive appealing, beauteous, beautiful, boss*, charming, cheerful, cher*, comely, cute, dainty, darling, delicate, delightful, dishy*, dreamboat*, elegant, eyeful*, fair, fine, foxy*, good looking, graceful, handsome, looker, lovely,… … New thesaurus
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pretty — index attractive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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pretty — bonny, comely, fair, *beautiful, lovely, handsome, good looking, beauteous, pulchritudinous Analogous words: charming, attractive, alluring (see under ATTRACT): dainty, delicate, exquisite (see CHOICE adj) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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pretty — 1 / prIti/ adverb (+ adj/adv) spoken 1 fairly, though not completely: I m pretty sure he ll say yes. | Life on the farm was pretty tough. see rather 2 very: It s pretty hard to see how we ll manage. 3 pretty well also pretty much very nearly;… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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pretty — pret|ty1 W3S2 [ˈprıti] adv [+ adjective/adverb] spoken 1.) fairly or more than a little ▪ I m pretty sure he ll say yes. ▪ She still looks pretty miserable. see usage note ↑rather 2.) very ▪ Dinner at Luigi s sounds pretty good to me … Dictionary of contemporary English
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pretty — pret|ty1 [ prıti ] adverb MAINLY SPOKEN *** 1. ) fairly: My TV s getting pretty old now. Todd looks pretty tired. 2. ) very: The weather is pretty awful, isn t it? pretty good: I can see they ve done a pretty good job of it. pretty much/well/near … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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adjective, pret·ti·er, pret·ti·est.
pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face.
(of things, places, etc.) pleasing to the eye, especially without grandeur.
pleasing to the ear: a pretty tune.
pleasing to the mind or aesthetic taste: He writes pretty little stories.
(often used ironically) fine; grand: This is a pretty mess!
Informal. considerable; fairly great: This accident will cost him a pretty sum.
Archaic or Scot. brave; hardy.
noun, plural pret·ties.
Usually pretties. pretty ornaments, clothes, etc.
a pretty person: Sit down, my pretty.
adverb
fairly or moderately: Her work was pretty good.
quite; very: The wind blew pretty hard.
verb (used with object), pret·tied, pret·ty·ing.
to make pretty; improve the appearance of (sometimes followed by up): to pretty oneself for a party; to pretty up a room.
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Idioms about pretty
- in an advantageous position.
- well-to-do; successful.
sitting pretty, Informal.
Origin of pretty
before 1000; Middle English prati(e), pratte, prettie cunning, gallant, fine, handsome, pretty; Old English prættig, prettī cunning, derivative of prǣtt a trick, wile (cognate with Dutch part, pret trick, prank, Old Norse prettr trick, prettugr tricky)
usage note for pretty
The qualifying adverb pretty, meaning “fairly or moderately” has been in general use since the late 16th century. Although most common in informal speech and writing, it is far from restricted to them, and often is less stilted than alternatives such as relatively, moderately, and quite.
OTHER WORDS FROM pretty
pret·ti·ly, adverbpret·ti·ness, nounpret·ty·ish, adjectiveun·pret·ti·ly, adverb
un·pret·ti·ness, nounun·pret·ty, adjective
Words nearby pretty
Pretoria, Pretorius, pretreat, pretrial, prettify, pretty, pretty as a picture, pretty much, pretty-pretty, pretypify, pretzel
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What are other ways to say pretty?
Something or someone that is pretty is pleasing to the eye. But calling someone pretty isn’t quite the same as calling them beautiful, handsome, or lovely. Find out why on Thesaurus.com.
Words related to pretty
attractive, beautiful, charming, cute, elegant, good-looking, graceful, handsome, lovely, neat, pleasant, a little, considerably, fairly, kind of, moderately, quite, rather, reasonably, somewhat
How to use pretty in a sentence
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In the seeding games, the rate of calls receiving each of those designations was pretty similar to where it was during the regular season.
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That’s a pretty huge step for anybody trying to accrue as many SERP features as they can, and, in particular, for news websites.
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You should be pretty freaking complete by the time you come together, join together with another person.
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As for the towers I built, the difference looked pretty obvious.
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This is a pretty standard speed bump for the bread-and-butter iPad.
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I think the response of the French government so far has been pretty appropriate in that regard.
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I gotta say—I think this past year was pretty bad for music.
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“Jeffrey wanted me to tell you that you looked so pretty,” the female voice said into my disbelieving ear.
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The clichés about football-obsessed husbands and frustrated wives are pretty heavy-handed.
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Early on, the sexual protagonist complains that her Molson-drinking husband is pretty much an incompetent Neanderthal.
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Yet if there is a measure of untruth in such pretty flatteries, one needs to be superhuman in order to condemn them harshly.
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As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.
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He glanced aside, and saw an exceedingly pretty, dark face, which looked vaguely familiar.
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Pretty women without religion are like flowers without perfume.
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Blanche stood an instant looking into the lighted room and hesitating—flushed a little, smiling, extremely pretty.
British Dictionary definitions for pretty
adjective -tier or -tiest
pleasing or appealing in a delicate or graceful way
dainty, neat, or charming
commendable; good of its kindhe replied with a pretty wit
informal, often ironic excellent, grand, or finehere’s a pretty mess!
informal lacking in masculinity; effeminate; foppish
Scot vigorous or brave
a pretty penny informal a large sum of money
sitting pretty informal well placed or established financially, socially, etc
noun plural -ties
adverb
informal fairly or moderately; somewhat
informal quite or very
verb -ties, -tying or -tied
(tr often foll by up) to make pretty; adorn
Derived forms of pretty
prettily, adverbprettiness, noun
Word Origin for pretty
Old English prættig clever; related to Middle Low German prattich obstinate, Dutch prettig glad, Old Norse prettugr cunning
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Other Idioms and Phrases with pretty
In addition to the idioms beginning with pretty
- pretty as a picture
- pretty much
- pretty penny, a
also see:
- in a fix (pretty pickle)
- kettle of fish, pretty
- sitting pretty
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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pretty — перевод на русский
/ˈprɪti/
«That young girl is really pretty!»
«Какая красивая девушка!»
— Is she still pretty?
— Она все еще красивая?
You’re so pretty!
Какая вы красивая.
But it’s so pretty.
Но она такая красивая.
A pretty girl like you, not popular?
— Красивая девушка, как вы, не пользуется популярностью?
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it’s pretty fragile in the beginning, actually.
Отношения Скотта и Дерека в начале очень не устойчивые.
He’s not seeing pretty visions he’s seeing monsters he’s loosing his mind and he feels it going.
«дравый рассудок покидает его, и он чувствует это. ≈му очень, очень плохо.
Guess you’re pretty tired yourself.
Догадываюсь, что ты очень устал сам.
— Was he pretty sore?
— Он был очень сердит?
The old man’s pretty peppery.
Старик очень груб.
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Stiles reacts pretty severely to Scott becoming a werewolf.
Стайз довольно серьезно отнесся к тому, что Скотт становился оборотнем.
I think it’s pretty obvious that Stiles has a crush on Lydia. He has since he was, like, eight.
Мне кажется, довольно очевидным, что Стайлз влюблен в Лидию.
Scott and Allison’s relationship is, I would say, pretty typical to any other teenager’s relationship, certainly to ones that I’ve had in the past.
Кто-нибудь видел, как ты ушла? Отношения Скотта и Элисон, я бы сказала, довольно типичны для других отношений подростков, у меня точно такие были.
I’m kind of baffled where it’s gone, you know, ’cause this thing was pretty big, you know.
Я был сбит с толку когда он исчез ведь оно было реально довольно большим
The first night in the woods by myself was pretty awesome, actually.
Первая ночь в лесу в одиночку была довольно крутой на самом деле.
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— Yes, this is very pretty.
— Здесь очень мило.
It’s very pretty.
Тут очень мило.
Very, very pretty.
Очень, очень мило.
PHOEBE, YOU LOOK SO PRETTY.
Фиби, ты выглядишь так мило.
Well, because I wanted to see how pretty you looked in your new negligee.
Я хотел посмотреть, как мило ты смотришься в новом неглиже.
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He’s always been pretty swell to me.
— Это да. Он хорошо ко мне относится.
My, my, you sure do smell pretty.
Ох, как ты хорошо пахнешь!
Gosh, Connie sure sings pretty, don’t he?
Поесть мне дали хлеба и бобов. Все-таки как хорошо Конни поет!
You’re sitting pretty.
Хорошо устроился.
Say, some of these local boys do pretty good, don’t they?
Слушай, некоторые из местных парней хорошо зарабатывают, не так ли?
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«is too pretty a girl to waste on such a companion.»
«какая симпатичная девушка в такой недостойной компании.»
Besides, she’s rather pretty.
И потом, она симпатичная.
— Is she pretty?
— Она симпатичная?
— very pretty.
— Очень симпатичная.
Marcia’s a very pretty girl, isn’t she?
Марша симпатичная девушка.
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— Very pretty, but that one’s flat.
— Прекрасно, но он пустой.
That’s very pretty.
Это прекрасно.
Oh, how pretty the sky is.
Как прекрасно небо!
It was really pretty wonderful, and then… all of a sudden I realized that this girl was almost literally insane about me.
Это было действительно, так прекрасно, а затем… я внезапно понял, что девчонка буквально зациклилась на мне.
That’s very pretty.
Прекрасно!
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But you are pretty.
Ты и правда хорошенькая.
My dear, sweet, pretty little bird, tell me that you hate me.
Моя дорогая, милая, хорошенькая птичка, скажи мне, что ненавидишь меня.
Do you think that she’s pretty?
Зинновиц, по-вашему, она хорошенькая?
Miss Scarlett was mighty near that pretty when she come, but not quite.
Мисс Скарлетт была очень хорошенькая, но не такая.
Aren’t you pretty, my dear?
А вы хорошенькая, моя дорогая.
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— Looks pretty good.
— Выглядит неплохо.
You feel pretty good lately, don’t you?
¬ последнее врем€ ты неплохо себ€ чувствуешь, да?
It’s pretty good, Daddy, if you only eat the middle.
Совсем неплохо, если есть только середину.
— Pretty nice, isn’t it, Bark?
— Неплохо, да, Барк?
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«She is really pretty!»
«Она настоящая красавица!»
Give me pretty girls.
Да ты красавица, Зузу! Тебе очень идёт.
You’re mighty pretty, precious.
Ты такая красавица.
— Just this, my pretty child.
Вот как, моя красавица.
— Wasn’t my little girl pretty?
Разве моя девочка не красавица?
Показать ещё примеры для «красавица»…
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Other forms: prettiest; prettier; prettied
Use the word pretty to describe something with a delicate and pleasant appearance. Something that’s pretty is less powerful and intimidating than something that’s beautiful, the way a pretty floral raincoat is less intimidating than a beautiful film star.
The adjective pretty describes things that look nice, but it can also be used jokingly to say that something’s bad. If you say, “That’s a pretty mess you got me into!” that means it’s a bad mess. Pretty has an adverb form that means something is present to a moderate degree, another way to say fairly. You might be pretty sure you’ll be done studying by 9:00. That means you’re fairly certain but not positive.
Definitions of pretty
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adjective
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
“pretty girl”
“pretty song”
“pretty room”
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beautiful
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
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beautiful
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adverb
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
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adjective
(used ironically) unexpectedly bad
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pretty mess”“a
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Synonyms:
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bad
having undesirable or negative qualities
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bad
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