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Meaning of "unpretty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPRETTY

unpretty  [ʌnˈprɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPRETTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unpretty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNPRETTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unpretty

"Unpretty" is a song by American recording group TLC. It was produced by Dallas Austin and co-written by Austin and TLC member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins for the band's third studio album, FanMail. Built on a poem of the same name written by Watkins, which dealt with a woman's struggle with her self-image and unrealistic concepts of beauty, widely portrayed in the media, long time contributor Austin helped Watkins adapt the poem into an empowering song for their female fan base to overcome feelings of physical inadequacy. "Unpretty" was the second single released from FanMail. It became the group's fourth US number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, spending three weeks atop the chart, and the second consecutive number one single in from the album, following "No Scrubs". A critical success, the song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. A remixed version of the song, sampling Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett's "Don't Look Any Further", was produced by JayDee of 1208Ent. and "Mad" Mike Lewin.

Definition of unpretty in the English dictionary

The definition of unpretty in the dictionary is not pretty, unattractive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPRETTY


authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
charity
ˈtʃærɪtɪ
clarity
ˈklærɪtɪ
entirety
ɪnˈtaɪərɪtɪ
familiarity
fəˌmɪlɪˈærɪtɪ
gritty
ˈɡrɪtɪ
integrity
ɪnˈtɛɡrɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
maturity
məˈtjʊərɪtɪ
minority
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪ
popularity
ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ
pretty
ˈprɪtɪ
priority
praɪˈɒrɪtɪ
prosperity
prɒˈspɛrɪtɪ
purity
ˈpjʊərɪtɪ
rarity
ˈrɛərɪtɪ
security
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
solidarity
ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪtɪ
sorority
səˈrɒrɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPRETTY

unpreparedly
unpreparedness
unprepossessed
unprepossessing
unprescribed
unpresentable
unpressed
unpressured
unpressurised
unpressurized
unpresuming
unpresumptuous
unpretending
unpretendingly
unpretentious
unpretentiously
unprettiness
unprevailing
unpreventable
unprevented

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPRETTY

betty
dancetty
fretty
Getty
jetty
netty
petty
pommetty
pretty-pretty
sitting pretty
suetty
witchetty

Synonyms and antonyms of unpretty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unpretty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPRETTY

Find out the translation of unpretty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unpretty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unpretty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unpretty
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unpretty
570 millions of speakers

English

unpretty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unpretty
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unpretty
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

некрасиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unpretty
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Unpretty
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unpretty
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unpretty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unpretty
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unpretty
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unpretty
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unpretty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unpretty
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unpretty
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविचार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unpretty
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unpretty
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unpretty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

некрасиво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neatragator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unpretty
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unpretty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Unpretty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unpretty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unpretty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPRETTY»

The term «unpretty» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.791 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPRETTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unpretty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPRETTY»

Discover the use of unpretty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unpretty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unpretty: A Novel of Suspense
The city of Lehigh, West Virginia, faces the insidious threat of a sadistic cult bent on eliminating all "unpretty" things in the world.
Sharon Carter Rogers, 2008
2
Unpretty Secrets
Stacia and the twins have to experience Grace's wrath until the day Stacia gets fed up. Which mother will be left standing?You will be amazed at the lengths some will go through to cover up their "unpretty" secrets.
Teresa D. Patterson, 2013
3
Dirty Girls: The Naked Truth about Our Guilty Secrets ...
The Naked Truth about Our Guilty Secrets (Unpretty, Unclean, and Utterly Horrifying) Gillian Telling. how many times during arguments he would say things like, “Well, you just want to go and kiss every random bartender you see!” I regretted ...
Gillian Telling, 2010
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Perspectives
today was an unpretty day my hair wouldn't act right my skin wouldn't shine i got a pimple where you shouldn't get pimples and i wasn't feeling too fine i wanted to wear blue 'cuz that's how i felt but nothing seemed to fit i finally found ...
A. Cunningham, 2008
5
The Life of Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross
Fair-haired, playful, bright, and confiding, she spoke English as learned from books, and selected her forms of expression by inference. One day she made the remark that something was "unpretty." Observing a smile on my face, she asked ...
William Eleazar Barton, 1922
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The Life of Clara Barton
One day she made the remark that something was 'unpretty.' Observing a smile on my face, she asked if that were not correct? I replied that we do not say unpretty in English. 'No. But you say unwise, unselfish, unkind and ungrateful, — why ...
Percy Harold Epler, 1915
7
Call Me Sasha: Secret confessions of an Australian callgirl
3. Feeling. unpretty,. age. 12. We were back in Australia, again. After helping my mother unpack all the dusty boxes and lugging them to store in the garage, myheadwas spinning.Mychestwas tightand wheezing. I went and sat by the ...
Geena Leigh, 2014
8
Thoughts
Sharing these stories and poems has helped me face big issues in my life. Maybe they'll help you, too. Or maybe they'll give you a better understanding of who I am as a person. I can only express myself so much through my songs.
T-Boz, 1999
9
Re-engineering Philosophy for Limited Beings: Piecewise ...
Originally a programmers term; an unpretty but conditionally effective fix for a program or design failure or "bug." It may be inelegant or unpretty by violating common principles of design (and thus prone to other failures), by using something not ...
William C. Wimsatt, 2007
10
Julie, Or, The New Heloise: Letters of Two Lovers who Live ...
Letters of Two Lovers who Live in a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps Jean- Jacques Rousseau Philip Stewart, Jean Vaché. does. I shall take care to notify the little lady also to lower her eyes, and to be for his as unpretty as possible. LETTER ...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philip Stewart, Jean Vaché, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPRETTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unpretty is used in the context of the following news items.
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'I'm ugly and so what?'- Afia Schwarzenegger damns 'unpretty
In the world of radio and TV star, Afia Schwarzenegger, having a happy family and building a successful career always have greater meaning and appeal than ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»
2
Parking situation – the unpretty lineman of downtown success
Parking is just the bearded, burly, unknown and unpretty offensive lineman. And just as those dream players fail without an offensive line, all the great projects ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Jun 15»
3
#TBT: Watch a Baby Kate Moss Talk Platforms and Being Unpretty in …
Don't let the Iggy Azalea-hosted comeback fool you – the O.G. House of Style was sassy, subversive, and one of the most valuable entries in the '90s pop culture ... «Styleite, Jun 15»
4
Jimin revealed that she had hard feelings about the cast of 'Unpretty
In this week's airing of Mnet's '4 Things Show,' AOA's Jimin appeared on the show and revealed her thoughts on 'Unpretty Rapstar' from the moment right before ... «allkpop, May 15»
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'Unpretty Rapstar' Confirmed For 2nd Season
'Unpretty Rapstar' caught the eyes of many with their fierce rap battles, disses, and the sheer drama that exuded in each episode. AOA's Jimin showed a new ... «KpopStarz, May 15»
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'Unpretty Rapstar' Season 2 aiming for a September air date
All the contestants on the first reason of 'Unpretty Rapstar' rose in recognition, whether it has been through new rap music releases, collaborations, variety show ... «allkpop, Apr 15»
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SISTAR's Bora and 'Unpretty Rapstar's Kisum, Lil Cham, & JACE are …
The caption read, "Here is SISTAR Bora X Unpretty Rapstar's Kisum, Lil Cham and JACE's ... The chemistry between SISTAR's Bora and the 'Unpretty Rapstar' ... «allkpop, Apr 15»
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Tymee of 'Unpretty Rapstar' to release an album next month
I went into recording right after 'Unpretty Rapstar', and I've been writing lyrics every day. I have to say what I want to say and the tracks have to come out well, ... «allkpop, Apr 15»
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'Unpretty Rapstar's Cheetah reveals she is making a lot more now
Cheetah is enjoying immense success since raking in fans and acknowledgment through Mnet's 'Unpretty Rapstar'. She made an appearance on tvN's 'Taxi' on ... «allkpop, Mar 15»
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'Unpretty Rapstar's Cheetah tells a crazy story about her miraculous …
Three 'Unpretty Rapstars' appeared on tvN's 'Taxi' on March 31, Jessi, Yook Ji Dam, and Cheetah! The last participant went on to surprise everybody with her ... «allkpop, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Unpretty [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unpretty>. Apr 2024 ».
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