chocolate box

English - English

Definition of chocolate box in English English dictionary

a chocolate box place looks pretty, but in a way that is false because it seems too perfect

Having a twee picturesqueness

The impressionists showed us something about the world, Cezanne something different, a chocolate-box painting nothing.

Chocolate-box places or images are very pretty but in a boring or conventional way. a village of chocolate-box timbered houses

Hyphenation

cho·co·late box

Turkish pronunciation

çôklıt bäks

Pronunciation

/ˈʧôklət ˈbäks/ /ˈʧɔːklət ˈbɑːks/