pretties

Beautifies with care

Pretties is a noun form of pretty, referring to attractive or decorative things—trinkets, ornaments, small luxuries: She collected pretties for her vanity table.

The word carries a slightly dismissive or diminutive tone, suggesting items valued more for appearance than substance.

As a verb, pretties means makes pretty: She pretties up the room with flowers.

adornment

trinkets

Minor decorative objects

knickknacks · embellishments · accessories · frills · ribbons · bows · beads · sequins · charms · gewgaws

attractiveness

beauties

Exceptionally attractive ones

charmers · sweethearts · stunners · knockouts · lookers · head-turners · belles · eye candy · visions · dreamboats

appearance

beautifies

Makes more attractive

primps · preens · tidies · polishes · enhances · touches up · glamorizes · styles · makeovers · refreshes

Opposites
aesthetic enhancement vs. degradation

prettiesuglifies

Makes something look bad

mars · defaces · disfigures · spoils · ruins

attention and care vs. neglect

prettiesneglects

Fails to care for

ignores · abandons · disregards · overlooks · lets go

Phrases
Family

prettify, prettiest, prettier, prettiness, prettily, prettied, prettified, prettifying, prettification

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G