Meaning of "chocolate-box" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF CHOCOLATE-BOX

chocolate-box

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOCOLATE-BOX

Chocolate-Box is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHOCOLATE-BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chocolate box art

Chocolate box art originally referred literally to decorations on chocolate boxes. Over the years the terminology has developed and is now applied broadly as a descriptive, but often pejorative, term to describe paintings and designs that are warm, idealistic and sentimental. Using his own paintings of children, flowers and holiday scenes Richard Cadbury, the son of the founder of Cadbury's, introduced such designs to his chocolate boxes in the late 19th century. Renoir's paintings have been described as "chocolate box" and have been derided by the likes of Degas and Picasso for being happy, inoffensive scenes. Constable's landscapes have also been so described. Aelbert Cuyp's River Landscape, despite being widely regarded as his best work, has been criticised as having "chocolate box blandness". Fred Swan is a modern day proponent of chocolate box paintings as, to his detractors, was Thomas Kinkade. The term has also been applied to sculpture. A young couple standing locked in an embrace forms the centrepiece for the new £800m St Pancras International station in central London.

Definition of chocolate-box in the English dictionary

The definition of chocolate-box in the dictionary is sentimentally pretty or appealing.

TRANSLATION OF CHOCOLATE-BOX

Find out the translation of chocolate-box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chocolate-box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chocolate-box» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 巧克力盒
• Translator English - Spanish: Caja de chocolate
• English: chocolate-box
• Translator English - Hindi: चॉकलेट बॉक्स
• Translator English - Arabic: الشوكولاته مربع
• Translator English - Russian: шоколадно- коробка
• Translator English - Portuguese: caixa de chocolates
• Translator English - Bengali: চকলেট বাক্স
• Translator English - French: chocolat -box
• Translator English - Malay: Coklat-kotak
• Translator English - German: Schokolade - Box
• Translator English - Japanese: チョコレートボックス
• Translator English - Korean: 초콜릿 박스
• Translator English - Javanese: Coklat-kothak
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sô cô la hộp
• Translator English - Tamil: சாக்லேட் பாக்ஸ்
• Translator English - Marathi: चॉकलेट-बॉक्स
• Translator English - Turkish: çikolata kutusu
• Translator English - Italian: cioccolato -box
• Translator English - Polish: pudełko czekolady
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шоколадно - коробка
• Translator English - Romanian: ciocolată - box
• Translator English - Greek: σοκολάτα - box
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sjokolade -box
• Translator English - Swedish: choklad-box
• Translator English - Norwegian: sjokolade -box

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOCOLATE-BOX»

Discover the use of chocolate-box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chocolate-box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Chocolate Box Girls: Coco Caramel

Another delicious book in the Chocolate Box Girls series, a sequel to Cherry Crush, Marshmallow Skye and Summer's Dream, from bestselling girls' favourite, Cathy Cassidy.

Cathy Cassidy, 2013

Chocolate Box Girls: Cherry Crush: Cherry Crush

Chocolate Box Girls: Cherry Crush is the first of five in this addictive series by Cathy Cassidy.

Cathy Cassidy, 2010

Marshmallow Skye: The Chocolate Box Girls

SKYE and SUMMER TANBERRY are identical twins, and Skye loves her sister Summer more than anyone else in the world. They do everything together, but lately Skye's been feeling like second-best - it's the story of her life.

Cathy Cassidy, 2011

Chocolate Box Girls: Summer's Dream

The next scrumptious story in Cathy Cassidy's Chocolate Box Girls series.

Cathy Cassidy, 2012

Miss Hope's Chocolate Box: Fudges, Fairy Cakes, Truffles and ...

Miss Hope presents recipes for chocolate candies and sweets as well as expert tips, all in the spirit of the Hope and Greenwood sweet shops, first opened in London, England.

‎2011

Marshmallow Skye

SKYE and SUMMER TANBERRY are identical twins, and Skye loves her sister Summer more than anyone else in the world. They do everything together, but lately Skye's been feeling like second-best - it's the story of her life.

Cathy Cassidy, 2011

Miss Hope's Chocolate Box

Like the confectionery and chocolate Hope and Greenwood sell in their shops and through their website, everything in the book will recommend the use of the best ingredients, including fresh cream, butter and natural vanilla.

Hope and Greenwood, 2011

Chocolate Box Girls: Marshmallow Skye: Marshmallow Skye

SKYE and SUMMER TANBERRY are identical twins, and SKYE loves her sister Summer more than anyone else in the world. They do everything together, but lately Skye's been feeling like second-best - it's the story of her life.

Cathy Cassidy, 2011

The Chocolate Box: A Hercule Poirot Story

Previously published in the print anthology Poirot’s Early Cases. Poirot investigates a murder in which the only clue is a box of chocolates

Agatha Christie, 2013

Chocolate Box: 10 Musical Treats for Flute and Piano

(Music Sales America). An assortment of mouth-watering melodies arranged for flute and piano. Dip into this great selection of tasty treats from Toffee Tango, Fudge Fandango and Minty Minuet . Suitable for grades 2-4.

‎2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOCOLATE-BOX»

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Embracing the shadows: Why brands are increasingly revealing …

How can brands ditch the glossy, 'chocolate-box' fail-safe ideal and re-engage with consumers using a franker and more uncomfortable truth? «The Drum, Jul 15»

Cotswolds Spa Break: Cowley Manor, Gloucestershire

And while the chocolate-box beauty of the 19th-century Cotswold stone house is undeniable, it's the 55 acres of gardens that really provide the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

Canada and the birth of a thousand beer commercials

“Chocolate-box nationalism or great populist project?” They never return a verdict. Even as forgotten history, its legacy is entrenched. “The silk ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»

Book in early for time away during the festive season

Chocolate-box ski resorts fit with Christmas like freezing hands in Gortex gloves, but while it will be an unforgettable vacation, it will be ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»

The Duke William, Ickham, and The Compasses, Crundale, Kent …

On the surface, very similar: both deep in the chocolate-box depths of the Kentish countryside, a landscape dotted with thatches, weathered ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

When The Times went to battle with La traviata

I always thought of it as easy, chocolate-box entertainment. Yet as I discovered while making a documentary about it, La traviata was a highly ... «The Times, Jun 15»

Dr Paul Moon: Few home comforts to be found in early houses

The chocolate-box-lid image of how New Zealand neighbourhoods appeared masks an uglier reality. Read also: • Cold, harsh truth for so many ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»

Neil White: We could learn so much from proud and surprisingly …

The hospitality in each place has been wonderful and the beauty of the country has been stunning, from the chocolate-box Alpine towns of ... «Derby Telegraph, Jun 15»

California Chrome camp keen to light up Royal Ascot

Coburn, with his walrus moustache and ever-present Stetson, has been given a chocolate-box introduction to this country. Yesterday, he saw ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

Iconic chocolate-box cottage undergoes crucial refresh

IT is an iconic image of North Yorkshire that has adorned thousands of boxes of chocolate and calendars, and careful work is now being carried ... «Yorkshire Post, Apr 15»