pretty
A person or object that is considered attractive or pleasing to look at. While mostly used as an adjective, as a noun it refers to decorative items or a charming person.
مثالها
3 از 5The child collected small pretties like shells and stones on the beach.
The child collected small pretties like shells and stones on the beach.
The gallery curator displayed various pretties from the eighteenth century.
The gallery curator displayed various pretties from the eighteenth century.
Look at all these shiny pretties in the window!
Look at all these shiny pretties in the window!
مترادفها
متضادها
خانواده کلمه
راهنمای حفظ
Think of a 'pretty' ribbon being called 'a pretty'. It is an object that has the quality of being pretty.
آزمون سریع
The grandmother kept a shelf full of glass ____ that she collected over the years.
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پاسخ صحیح این است: pretties
مثالها
The child collected small pretties like shells and stones on the beach.
everydayThe child collected small pretties like shells and stones on the beach.
The gallery curator displayed various pretties from the eighteenth century.
formalThe gallery curator displayed various pretties from the eighteenth century.
Look at all these shiny pretties in the window!
informalLook at all these shiny pretties in the window!
The text analyzes the social value of 'pretties' in domestic settings.
academicThe text analyzes the social value of 'pretties' in domestic settings.
Our boutique specializes in selling hand-crafted pretties for the home.
businessOur boutique specializes in selling hand-crafted pretties for the home.
مترادفها
متضادها
خانواده کلمه
ترکیبهای رایج
عبارات رایج
my little pretty
my little pretty
all the pretties
all the pretties
pretty-pretty
pretty-pretty
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Pity is a feeling of sadness for someone, whereas pretty refers to visual appeal.
Beauty is the general concept, while a 'pretty' (noun) is a specific attractive object.
نکات کاربردی
Using 'pretty' as a noun is rare and informal. It is much more common to use it as an adjective to describe something.
اشتباهات رایج
Learners often use 'pretty' when they mean 'beauty' (the abstract noun). As a noun, it usually refers to a physical object.
راهنمای حفظ
Think of a 'pretty' ribbon being called 'a pretty'. It is an object that has the quality of being pretty.
ریشه کلمه
From Old English 'prættig' meaning 'crafty' or 'cunning', which later changed to mean 'clever' and then 'attractive'.
الگوهای دستوری
بافت فرهنگی
In older English stories, characters might refer to stolen goods or jewelry as 'pretties'.
آزمون سریع
The grandmother kept a shelf full of glass ____ that she collected over the years.
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پاسخ صحیح این است: pretties
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