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单词 prettiness
释义
prettiness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈprɪt.i.nəs/us
/ˈprɪt̬.i.nəs/
thequalityof beingpleasanttolookat, orattractiveorpleasantin adelicateway:
Her prettiness wasmatchedby herintelligence.
There is a prettiness andsweetnessto hispaintings.
See
pretty
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  • Weenjoyedthe prettiness of themountainvillagesand thegorgeousalpinemeadows.
  • She has apaleprettiness.
  • Thevideo,filmedwith asoftprettiness,lacksanyexcitement.
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  • lustrously
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(Definition ofprettinessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prettiness| American Dictionary

prettiness
noun[U]
us
/ˈprɪt̬·i·nəs/
thequalityof beingpleasanttolookat:
Her prettiness wasmatchedby herintelligence.
(Definition ofprettinessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprettiness

prettiness
Although the authors do refer to the catchiness, beauty orprettinessof many melodies and harmonies, they do not give more concrete reasons for the compositional qualities they frequently claim.
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I do not think we want justprettinessin our villages; we want something better than that.
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She is an artist who avoidsprettinesswhile seeking beauty.
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One psychologist speculated there were two opposing principles of female beauty:prettinessand rarity.
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He believed that traditional ballet offered little more thanprettinessand athletic display.
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She has been described as dark and lively, with a foreign kind ofprettiness.
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Establishing the characters' background rather thanprettinesswas the main goal of costumes.
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His thin strident forte is in tune and does not tremble beyond endurance; and his mezza voce, though monotonous and inexpressive, is pretty asprettinessgoes in the artificial school.
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No such criteria exist forprettiness.
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From about the middle of the 16th century these types of images became dominant, but they gradually declined in quality and originality and tended towards conventionalprettinessand sentimentality.
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