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- [chaw-kuh-lit, chok-uh-, chawk-lit, chok- boks]
- /ˈtʃɔ kə lɪt, ˈtʃɒk ə-, ˈtʃɔk lɪt, ˈtʃɒk- bɒks/
- /ˈtʃɒklət bɒks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chaw-kuh-lit, chok-uh-, chawk-lit, chok- boks]
- /ˈtʃɔ kə lɪt, ˈtʃɒk ə-, ˈtʃɔk lɪt, ˈtʃɒk- bɒks/
Definitions of chocolate-box word
- adjective chocolate-box Chocolate-box places or images are very pretty but in a boring or conventional way. 3
- noun chocolate-box sentimentally pretty or appealing 3
- adjective chocolate-box excessively decorative and sentimental, as the pictures or designs on some boxes of chocolate candy; prettified: decorous, chocolate-box paintings of Victorian garden parties. 1
- adjective chocolate-box (derogatory) Having a twee picturesqueness. 0
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Origin of chocolate-box
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
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Parts of speech for Chocolate-box
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chocolate-box popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for chocolate-box
adjective chocolate-box
- cutesy — If you describe someone or something as cutesy, you dislike them because you think they are unpleasantly pretty and sentimental.
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