Word Meanings - PRETTYISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Affectation of a pretty style, manner, etc. Ed. Rev.
Related words: (words related to PRETTYISM)
- AFFECTATIONIST
One who exhibits affectation. Fitzed. Hall. - STYLET
A small poniard; a stiletto. An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape - PRETTYISM
Affectation of a pretty style, manner, etc. Ed. Rev. - PRETTY-SPOKEN
Spoken or speaking prettily. - MANNERIST
One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism. - MANNERISM
Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural - AFFECTATION
1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. "An affectation of contempt." Macaulay. Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty - PRETTYISH
Somewhat pretty. Walpole. - MANNERLINESS
The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale. - PRETTY
AS. prættig, prætig, crafty, sly, akin to præt, prætt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky, prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic; cf. W. praith act, deed, practice, LL. 1. Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, - MANNERED
1. Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak. 2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. His style - MANNER
manual, skillful, handy, fr. LL. manarius, for L. manuarius 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion. The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner - STYLE
The pin, or gnomon, of a dial, the shadow of which indicates (more info) style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick. See Stick, v. t., - MANNERCHOR
A German men's chorus or singing club. - MANNERLY
Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant. What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak. - ARAEOSTYLE
See INTERCOLUMNIATION - CYCLOSTYLE
A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred - SURSTYLE
To surname. - AMPHIPROSTYLE
Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. -- n. - INSTYLE
To style. Crashaw. - UNMANNERLY
Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv. - ENDOSTYLE
A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata. - DODECASTYLE
Having twelve columns in front. -- n. - POLYSTYLE
Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall. -- n. - CYRTOSTYLE
A circular projecting portion. - SUBSTYLE
A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane - OCTASTYLE
See OCTOSTYLE - PENTASTYLE
Having five columns in front; -- said of a temple or portico in classical architecture. -- n. - DECASTYLE
Having ten columns in front; -- said of a portico, temple, etc. -- n. - HETEROSTYLED
Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths. Darwin.