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Adjectives (8)

adj. very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"

decent, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

Fuzzynyms (70)

graceful

adj. characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

in good taste, tasteful

adj. having or showing or conforming to good taste

neat, refined, tasteful

adj. free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"

winning, appealing, fetching, taking

adj. very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"

appropriate

adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"

right, correct

adj. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

worthy

adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"

befitting

adj. appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"

apropos

adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature

decorous

adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

fitting, meet, suitable

adj. being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"

due

adj. suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; " exercising due care"

right, proper, suitable

adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"

pretty

adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"

related, germane

adj. having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"

appropriate, apposite, apt, pertinent

adj. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"

advisable

adj. worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"

appropriate, advantageous

adj. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

expedient

adj. serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise

adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"

intelligent

adj. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

chaste

adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

clean, unpolluted

adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"

clean, clear

adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"

nice, decent

adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

modest

adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

wholesome

adj. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

ethical

adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley

honest, honorable, honourable

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"

respectable

adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"

noble, worthy, solid, upstanding

adj. morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"

moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"

fair, just, equitable

adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"

noble

adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

trustworthy, trusty

adj. worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"

fine, pretty

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

Synonyms (44)

fair, attractive, sightly

adj. very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"

beauteous

adj. (poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight

fine, braw

adj. "`braw' is Scottish: 'tis a braw bricht moonlict nicht"; "a fine evening"

glorious, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous

adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

charming

adj. pleasing or delighting; "endowed with charming manners"; "a charming little cottage"; "a charming personality"

fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured

adj. pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman

exquisite

adj. of extreme beauty; "her exquisite face"

lovely

adj. appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

gorgeous

adj. dazzlingly beautiful; "a gorgeous Victorian gown"

picturesque

adj. suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village"

pretty

adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"

pretty-pretty

adj. ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty

pulchritudinous

adj. used of persons only; having great physical beauty; "pulchritudinous movie stars"

ravishing

adj. stunningly beautiful; "a ravishing blonde"

scenic

adj. used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery; "scenic drives"

right, correct

adj. socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

right, correct

adj. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

fitting

adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

Victorian, prim, prissy, square-toed, puritanical, priggish, prudish, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced

adj. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

Antonyms (0)

comely

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