nattiness
- noun
- /ˈnæt̬i.nəs/
- Everyone admired her nattiness, from her polished shoes to her neatly styled hair.
Examples
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His nattiness was evident in the perfectly tailored suit he wore to the event.
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The actor's nattiness stood out on the red carpet, where his attire was both fashionable and meticulously coordinated.
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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
An attractive, stylish quality that many people admire
A quality of being elegant, stylish, and showing good taste
A neat, stylish, smart way of dressing
Being stylish and elegant in a simple way
A fun, fashionable quality that makes people or things seem attractive
A quality of being clever and well made that people like to use
A neat, smart appearance in the way a person dresses or a place is kept
A clean, stylish way of dressing
A style that seems elegant and upper class
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.