Pretty definition
Pretty is an adjective meaning "pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing." It has 3 meanings, as an adjective and an adverb, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adjective, adverb
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- How common
- Everyday word
Pretty as an adjective
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
"pretty girl"
(used ironically) unexpectedly bad
"a pretty mess"
Pretty as an adverb
to certain extent or degree
"pretty big"
Same sense: somewhat, fairly, reasonably, jolly, moderately, middling, passably
Synonyms and antonyms
- somewhat
- fairly
- reasonably
- jolly
- moderately
- middling
- passably
How to say pretty
Pretty has 2 syllables and rhymes with city. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with pretty
- city
- committee
- kitty
- pity
- witty
- subcommittee
- gritty
- bitty
- nitty
- chitty
- intercity
- ditty
PRETTY in word games
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Anagrams
- 0
Is PRETTY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check PRETTY in the word checker, or unscramble PRETTY to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.