What does pretty mean?
Definitions for pretty
ˈprɪt ipret·ty
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pretty.
Princeton's WordNet
pretty(adj)
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
"pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
pretty(adverb)
(used ironically) unexpectedly bad
"a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably(adverb)
to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
"pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
Wiktionary
pretty(Noun)
Something that is pretty.
"We'll stop at the knife store a look at the sharp pretties.
pretty(Verb)
To make pretty; to beautify
pretty(Adverb)
Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
pretty(Adjective)
Cunning; clever, skilful.
pretty(Adjective)
Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
pretty(Adjective)
Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.
pretty(Adjective)
Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance.
pretty(Adjective)
Moderately large; considerable.
pretty(Adjective)
Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.).
pretty(Adjective)
Awkward, unpleasant.
Webster Dictionary
Pretty
pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or elegant without elevation or grandeur; pleasingly, but not grandly, conceived or expressed; as, a pretty face; a pretty flower; a pretty poem
Pretty
moderately large; considerable; as, he had saved a pretty fortune
Pretty
affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense
Pretty
mean; despicable; contemptible; -- used ironically; as, a pretty trick; a pretty fellow
Pretty
stout; strong and brave; intrepid; valiant
Pretty(adverb)
in some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; -- less emphatic than very; as, I am pretty sure of the fact; pretty cold weather
Freebase
Pretty
Pretty is a television advertisement launched in 2006 by Nike, Inc. to promote its Nike Women brand of sportswear. The 60-second spot was handled by advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy in Portland, Oregon. The advert stars Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova in her first appearance as a spokesperson for the brand. Pretty debuted on U.S. television on August 20, 2006, with later appearances in cinemas and in print advertisements. It was directed by Czech director Ivan Zacharias, with post-production and VFX work by The Mill. The piece was a critical and popular success. It garnered several prestigious awards from the advertising and television industries, including two Cannes Gold Lions and a Gold Effie Award.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pretty
pret′i, adj. tasteful: pleasing to the eye: having attractive but not striking beauty: neat: beautiful without dignity: small: affected: moderately large, considerable: puny, weak (a term of endearment): (in contempt) fine: (obs.) shrewd, cunning: (obs.) strong, warlike.—adv. in some degree: moderately.—v.t. Prett′ify, to make pretty in an excessively ornamental way.—adv. Prett′ily, in a pretty manner: pleasingly: elegantly: neatly.—n. Prett′iness.—adj. Prett′yish, somewhat pretty.—n. Prett′ypretty (coll.), a knick-knack.—adj. Prett′y-spō′ken, speaking or spoken prettily.—Pretty much, very nearly. [A.S. prættig, tricky—prætt, trickery; prob. Low L. practicus—Gr. praktikos—prattein, to do.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pretty' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2435
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pretty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #765
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pretty' in Adverbs Frequency: #166
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pretty' in Adjectives Frequency: #445
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pretty in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pretty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of pretty in a Sentence
There's a pretty strong bounce in the price of oil and, as we've seen in the past several days, the market seems to be following that pretty closely.
Running on a treadmill is a pretty horrible experience for most people and they generally don't maximize their time.
What I wrote in the opinion - first to suggest sometimes its the wrong person. Second, if you look at who is actually executed it seems pretty arbitrary, third, if you look at the average length of time it takes from the time a person is sentenced to death to the time of execution - 18 years now.
This is a pretty wide phenomena across the country with hundreds of sites, all showing them leaking.
I'm feeling really confident with my swing, i'm used to playing in a lot of wind so this feels pretty comfortable and I feel like my distance control is really nice.
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- جميل, لطيف, جميلةArabic
- göyçəkAzerbaijani
- прыгожыBelarusian
- bonic, forçaCatalan, Valencian
- hezký, dostiCzech
- prettyDanish
- einigermaßen, schön, hübsch, ziemlichGerman
- όμορφος, χαριτωμένος, αρκετάGreek
- beletaEsperanto
- bien, precioso, bonito, ingenioso, guapo, bastante, listoSpanish
- politBasque
- زیبا, خوشگل, قشنگPersian
- melkoinen, ihan, sievä, kiva, melko, viehättävä, aikamoinen, aika, sangen, nätti, varsinFinnish
- assez, pas mal, joliFrench
- deasIrish
- snogScottish Gaelic
- מרוצהHebrew
- ख़ूबसूरत, सुंदरHindi
- csinos, szépHungarian
- սիրունArmenian
- cantik, cukupIndonesian
- carino, grazioso, piuttostoItalian
- יפהHebrew
- 可愛い, プリティ, きれい, かわいいですJapanese
- სანდომიანიGeorgian
- ល្អKhmer
- 아름답다, 예쁘다, 예쁜Korean
- pulcher, satisLatin
- flottLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- pakankamai, gražusLithuanian
- skaists, glītsLatvian
- सुंदरMarathi
- cantik, jelitaMalay
- tamelijk, mooi, nogal, aardigDutch
- vakker, penNorwegian
- ładnyPolish
- bonito, belo, bonitinho, bonitaPortuguese
- drăguț, drăguță, frumosRomanian
- симпатичный, достаточно, миловидный, привлекательный, милый, довольно, хорошенький, вполне, миленькийRussian
- lepSlovene
- vacker, söt, fin, snygg, ganska, skön, rättSwedish
- అందమైనTelugu
- น่ารัก, สวยThai
- magandaTagalog
- güzelTurkish
- гарнийUkrainian
- خوبصورت, سندرUrdu
- xinh xắn, đẹpVietnamese
- jönik, plitülikVolapük
- שייןYiddish
- 漂亮Chinese
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