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prettyism

prettyism noun: the affectation of a pretty style or manner.

Noun

prettyism (countable and uncountable, plural prettyisms)

  1. (archaic) The affectation of a pretty style or manner.
    • It is a fault , however , that the style is occasionally a little affected , and that a certain varnish of prettyism and pedantry is sometimes spread over conceptions of the most beautiful simplicity1806, “Memoires de Marmontel”, in The Edinburgh Review

Forms of prettyism

pluralprettyisms

Origin of prettyism

From pretty + -ism.

Questions about prettyism

What does prettyism mean?
Prettyism means the affectation of a pretty style or manner.
What part of speech is prettyism?
Prettyism is a noun.
What is the plural of prettyism?
The plural of prettyism is prettyisms.

Words near prettyism in the dictionary

  1. pretty-printing
  2. pretty-prints
  3. prettying
  4. prettying up
  5. prettyish
  6. prettyism
  7. prettyisms
  8. Prettyman
  9. Prettymans
  10. prettyprint
  11. prettyprinted

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