Word Meanings - PRETTYISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Affectation of a pretty style, manner, etc. Ed. Rev.

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• 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.