Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sitting pretty

/ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈpɹɪti/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: sit-ting pret-ty
IPA: /ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈpɹɪti/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.

Informal

adj

In a favorable situation, especially a situation in which one possesses an advantage.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Part of that memorandum of Mr. Hanshue's refers to directors sitting pretty in thinking they were all set for certain benefits."
"Lauren Hutton, 28, was sitting pretty. The omnipresent model had just signed a two-year, $200,000 contract."
"I asked her if she realized Michael could be killed in Iraq and she had laughed and said it wouldn't matter as long as she had the baby she would be sitting pretty with his death benefits."
"Calvin Klein is reportedly sitting pretty in another of McClean's dazzling $25 million Hollywood Hills creations."
"Either way, the multi-hyphenate [Dan Levy] signed a^([sic]) 8-figure deal with Netflix in 2021 (per Variety) so he's sitting pretty either way!"
""I was sitting pretty all the time, Derry." Al had laughed at the self-accusation in her eyes. "You can tell them all from me—I was sitting on the world.""

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈpɹɪti/
British English: /ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈpɹɪti/

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

easy street

Questions

How do you pronounce sitting pretty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈpɹɪti/.
What does sitting pretty mean?: Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.

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