pretty
/ˈprɪti/adjective
उच्चारण प्रिटी
सुंदर, प्यारा
Basic word
- 1
(especially of a woman or girl) attractive without being very beautiful; (of places or things) attractive and pleasant to look at, but not grand
सुंदर, प्यारा
- a pretty girl
- a pretty garden
- She wore a pretty dress to the wedding.
+ 2 more examples
- What a pretty little village!
- It's a pretty sight at dawn.
Synonyms attractive lovely cute charming beautiful
Opposite ugly plain unattractive hideous
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¶Idioms 3
pretty much/well
(informal) almost; almost completely
लगभग, क़रीब-क़रीब
- The work is pretty much finished.
- He pretty well knows everyone in the town.
be sitting pretty
(informal) to be in a good situation, especially when others are not
आराम की स्थिति में होना
- With a good job and no loans, she's sitting pretty.
- The team is sitting pretty at the top of the table.
not just a pretty face
(informal) used to say that sb has skills or intelligence, not only good looks
सिर्फ़ सुंदर ही नहीं, समझदार भी
- Radhika is not just a pretty face – she's a brilliant engineer.
- I'm not just a pretty face, you know!
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
pret·ty
?Which word?
Keep apart pretty (attractive in a delicate way, usually for women, children and things), handsome (attractive, usually for men; also for women who are strong-looking) and beautiful (very attractive).
Pretty (नाज़ुक ढंग से आकर्षक, प्रायः स्त्रियों, बच्चों और चीज़ों के लिए), handsome (आकर्षक, प्रायः पुरुषों के लिए; सशक्त दिखने वाली स्त्रियों के लिए भी) और beautiful (बहुत आकर्षक) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Usage, asked often: pretty as an adverb means fairly or quite ('pretty difficult'); pretty much or pretty well means almost ('I've pretty much finished').
प्रयोग अक्सर पूछा जाता है: adverb के रूप में pretty का अर्थ काफ़ी या कुछ हद तक है ('pretty difficult'); pretty much या pretty well का अर्थ लगभग है ('I've pretty much finished')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A pretty penny (a lot of money: 'It cost a pretty penny'), be sitting pretty (be in a good situation), not just a pretty face (intelligent as well as attractive), pretty as a picture (very pretty).
Idioms: a pretty penny (बहुत पैसा: 'It cost a pretty penny'), be sitting pretty (अच्छी स्थिति में होना), not just a pretty face (आकर्षक के साथ बुद्धिमान भी), pretty as a picture (बहुत सुंदर)।