Definitions for pretty
ˈprɪt ipret·ty

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pretty(adj)

   pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

   "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"

2. pretty(adverb)

   (used ironically) unexpectedly bad

   "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

3. 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(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pretty(Noun)

   Something that is pretty.

   "We'll stop at the knife store a look at the sharp pretties.

2. pretty(Verb)

   To make pretty; to beautify

3. pretty(Adverb)

   Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.

4. pretty(Adjective)

   Cunning; clever, skilful.

5. pretty(Adjective)

   Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.

6. pretty(Adjective)

   Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing.

7. pretty(Adjective)

   Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance.

8. pretty(Adjective)

   Moderately large; considerable.

9. pretty(Adjective)

   Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.).

10. pretty(Adjective)

    Awkward, unpleasant.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Pretty

   moderately large; considerable; as, he had saved a pretty fortune

3. Pretty

   affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense

4. Pretty

   mean; despicable; contemptible; -- used ironically; as, a pretty trick; a pretty fellow

5. Pretty

   stout; strong and brave; intrepid; valiant

6. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pretty

   An aesthetic, between cute and beautiful. Attractive in a Delicate way.

   I don't care for pretty looking men.

   Submitted by anonymous on March 17, 2021  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pretty' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2435

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pretty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #765

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pretty' in Adverbs Frequency: #166

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pretty' in Adjectives Frequency: #445

How to pronounce pretty?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say pretty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pretty in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pretty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of pretty in a Sentence

1. Sarah Isgur Flores:

   In Des Moines yesterday, a group of preschoolers along with their parents and teachers followed Carly right into the event she was speaking at for Iowa Right to Life, earlier, she'd run into the kids in the Botanical Gardens and watched the Koi with them for a while. I guess the kids must have thought she was pretty neat because then their teachers and parents and the kids all followed Carly into the event complete with Carly stickers.

2. Jeremy Ray:

   My whole letter pretty much was about how Bill Bendenbrough loves Beverly Marsh so much and Bill Bendenbrough was okay with Beverly Marsh not loving Bill Bendenbrough back, as long as Beverly Marsh knew that Bill Bendenbrough would do anything for Beverly Marsh, part of the challenge was achieving a successful emotional engagement with these characters 27 years later.

3. Dave Hartman:

   Without making Kavanaugh Monday sound less important, this is a college town -- things haven't changed in that we deal with these types of incidents on a daily basis, this was a dispute between two people at a bar and an assault. But it certainly lends to a simple assault rather than an aggravated assault. That's pretty much where we are and I don't see this going any further with New Haven Police.

4. Ken Cheung:

   In contrast with the situation in July, August, the Fed has already cut twice but local rates are driving higher still. Capital outflow concerns seem pretty severe.

5. Herbert Carlisle:

   The airplane's pretty impressive.

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