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PRETTINESS

\pɹˈɪtinəs], \pɹˈɪtinəs], \p_ɹ_ˈɪ_t_i_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of PRETTINESS

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The quality or state of being pretty; -- used sometimes in a disparaging sense.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The quality of being pretty; pleasingness without dignity; affectation of niceness; foppishness.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Quality of being pretty : diminutive beauty ; neatness and taste in details ;Â¬decency and propriety in behaviour;--affectation of niceness ; petty artificial adornment.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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