Prettyism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The affectation of a pretty style or manner. archaic, countable, uncountable
"It is a fault , however , that the style is occasionally a little affected , and that a certain varnish of prettyism and pedantry is sometimes spread over conceptions of the most beautiful simplicity"
Example
More examples"It is a fault , however , that the style is occasionally a little affected , and that a certain varnish of prettyism and pedantry is sometimes spread over conceptions of the most beautiful simplicity"
Etymology
From pretty + -ism.
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