| 单词 | presentability |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspresentaˈbility presentaˈbility n. (a) capability of being presented; (b) the state of being fit to be seen. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] comelinessc1350 seemlinessc1385 comeliheada1393 goodliheada1413 beseemingc1440 goodliness1449 propernessc1478 sightliness1561 handsomeness1622 speciousness1650 presentability1823 nicelookingness1865 eye appeal1916 spiffiness1981 aegyo1997 the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > capability of being described presentability1823 1823 A. Lefanu Tales of Tourist III. 230 She was very well, deepy read in novels, and had beauty, which greatly contributes to a woman's presentability. 1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 268 The body-coachman..caused himself to be..sandpapered and scrubbed into presentability. 1888 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 447 Old boots, which had long passed the season of presentability. 1992 L. Gordon Shared Lives v. 89 One of the main events in this period..was the school dance. The exacting norms of sophistication ensured that we asked partners on the basis of presentability. 1993 Museum Internat. No 4. 35/3 The function was primarily the restoration of museum objects for purposes of enhancing presentability, function or stability. < as lemmas |
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