chocolate-box

adjective

ˈchä-k(ə-)lət -ˌbäks, 
ˈchȯ-
Synonyms of chocolate-boxnext
: superficially pretty or sentimental

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a dog calendar that features the animals in cutesy, chocolate-box poses and robs them of their dignity
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Her agent warned that behind the chocolate-box exterior was a very particular house. — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026 Neighborhood/area Quiet Mayfair scores nil points for cool and trendy, but those wanting a chocolate-box vision of London full of elegant Georgian townhouses, refined restaurants, and Savile Row shops can get their full fix here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026 Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés. — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025 This chocolate-box Swiss village, perched on a shelf of rock some 1,200 meters above sea level, is located deep within the Lauterbrunnen Valley and—to put it mildly—requires a little effort to reach. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chocolate-box

Word History

Etymology

from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chocolate-box was in 1892

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chocolate
chocolate-box
chocolate brown
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“Chocolate-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chocolate-box. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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