EngToVietEnglish · Vietnamese

English dictionary

pretty

/'pr/I/t/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or elegant without elevation or grandeur; pleasingly, but not grandly, conceived or expressed; as, a <i>pretty</i> face; a <i>pretty</i> flower; a <i>pretty</i> poem.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adverb

  1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

    adv.all

    Examples
    Pretty big.
    Pretty bad.
    Synonyms fairly jolly middling moderately passably reasonably somewhat
    Antonyms immoderately unreasonably

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. In some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; -- less emphatic than <i>very</i>; as, I am <i>pretty</i> sure of the fact; <i>pretty</i> cold weather.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

    adj.all

    Examples
    Pretty girl.
    Pretty song.
    Pretty room.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad

    adj.all

    Examples
    A pretty mess.
    A pretty kettle of fish.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

pretorturepretrialpretrial conferenceprettifyprettilyprettinesspretty muchpretty uppretty-prettyprettyishprettyismprettyspoken

Learn Vietnamese

Vocabulary quizPharmacy and doctorRemove diacriticsDays and months

Browse English words starting with P · Translate this word