Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prettiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
pret-ti-ness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being pretty.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English pretty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English prettiness From pretty + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prettinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pretty prettily

Synonyms

cuteness

Questions

What does prettiness mean?
The quality of being pretty.
Where does prettiness come from?
Etymology tree English pretty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English prettiness From pretty + -ness.

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