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nattiness

nattiness

7.9
Being smart and neat in the way you dress
  • noun
  • /ˈnæt̬i.nəs/
translation icon : elegancia
  • Everyone admired her nattiness, from her polished shoes to her neatly styled hair.

Examples

  • His nattiness was evident in the perfectly tailored suit he wore to the event.

  • The actor's nattiness stood out on the red carpet, where his attire was both fashionable and meticulously coordinated.

  • That Driffield, in his former years, had been a slovenly bohemian adds, of course, to the cruel comedy of his absurd elderly nattiness.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

coolness
vsnattiness
  • Informal
5 3.7

An attractive, stylish quality that many people admire

is tidier and more formally stylish rather than casually admired
classiness
vsnattiness
1 4.1

A quality of being elegant, stylish, and showing good taste

leans more toward everyday neat stylishness than high refinement
dapperness
vsnattiness
1 7.5

A neat, stylish, smart way of dressing

is similar but more general about smart and neat look
chicness
vsnattiness
1 6.5

Being stylish and elegant in a simple way

is less about high fashion and more about tidy smartness
grooviness
vsnattiness
  • Archaic
1 7.1

A fun, fashionable quality that makes people or things seem attractive

is more about smart neatness than playful trendy appeal
niftiness
vsnattiness
  • Informal
1 6.6

A quality of being clever and well made that people like to use

focuses on appearance neatness and overall stylish look instead
spruceness
vsnattiness
8.0

A neat, smart appearance in the way a person dresses or a place is kept

includes that neat grooming but adds a broader stylish quality
smartness
vsnattiness
3.6

A clean, stylish way of dressing

stresses neatness equally rather than only elegance in dress
poshness
vsnattiness
  • Informal
6.3

A style that seems elegant and upper class

is about neat smart dress without class or social signals

Antonyms

5 3.7

Careless, untidy behaviour that shows little attention to detail

A state when things are untidy and not cared for

How Stylish

elegance
47 3.5
nattiness
7.9
style
3.4
smartness
3.6
neatness
7 1.0

Surface Forms

nattiness singular
nattinesses plural

Morphology

nattiness = natty (transparent) = natty + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'natty' using '-ness' yields the state or quality of being natty.

Etymology

Nattiness comes from natty, a word that means 'neat' or smart in dress and is like the common word neat, so think of someone dressed very carefully and cleanly. So, nattiness is the quality of being smart, stylish, and neat in appearance.