curb appeal



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curb appeal

The external attractiveness of a building or property, such as can be viewed from the street (i.e., the curb). We were suckered into buying the house because of its incredible curb appeal, but once we moved in, we realized just how run-down it was inside.
See also: appeal, curb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
WaylonWAY-lənEnglish
Prochoros-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
MagdaMAHK-dah (German), MAHKH-dah (Dutch), MAHG-dah (Polish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Croatian, Romanian, Portuguese
Selig-Yiddish
AubrieAWB-reeEnglish (Modern)
Malindamə-LIN-dəEnglish