Prettiness
['prɪtɪnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman).
Edited by Jacqueline--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being pretty; -- used sometimes in a disparaging sense.
Typed by Harley
Examples
- I recollect this same chambermaid was a pattern of town prettiness and smartness. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The analogy was justified by the appearance of the lady, whose large-eyed prettiness had the fixity of something impaled and shown under glass. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Editor: Marilyn