lovely
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈlʌvli/
:
encantador
- It's been lovely to see you, Sam.
- lovely hair
- a lovely feeling
- a lovely face
It must be really lovely to see your husband.
- It must be really lovely to see your husband.
- Anyway, that was the kind of lovely humour that that Nemtsov had.
- And wouldn't it be lovely if we could, Wouldn't it?
Examples
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The man is looking into the eyes of the lovely young woman.
Academic text (1997) -
Portofino was well worth the time; it is a lovely small fishing community.
Academic text (1999) -
I hope that you have a lovely winter.
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And he told me this rather lovely sad story.
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I cannot even describe how lovely that was.
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It's situated in our lovely English countryside.
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Well, it'll be lovely to meet you one day.
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Dora, what a lovely surprise.
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Very nice and just adds a lovely little shimmery top coat.
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The garden was filled with lovely flowers that brightened up the whole area.
Synonyms
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1.0
Being pleasant and enjoyable to experience
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1.0
Pleasant to see, hear, or think about
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1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
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1.0
Attractive in a small, pretty, or charming way
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1.0
Nice to look at in a gentle, simple way
808
1.0
Pleasing to the senses or feelings
692
2.0
Very beautiful to look at
605
2.7
Very good and impressive
418
1.0
Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like
314
1.0
Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment
280
1.0
Very cute in a way that makes people love it
253
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
251
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
210
3.7
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
202
2.0
Something very pleasant that makes you happy
119
1.0
Pleasant to do or experience
110
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
105
5.5
Very beautiful, delicate, and well made, like a piece of jewelry
45
1.8
Loved very much by someone
34
3.5
Causing a feeling of enjoyment or happiness
29
3.4
Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort
8
6.7
So beautiful that it makes people notice it
5
7.4
Pleasant to look at in a simple, natural way
5
9.9
Pleasant to look at, often in a gentle or graceful way
1
8.0
Very pleasant and attractive in an informal, friendly way
Making people feel very happy
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- NSFW
Attractive buttocks on a person's body, often talked about in a playful or polite way
How Lovely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lovely comes from love plus the ending -ly, where love means 'strong liking' and -ly here means 'full of'. So something lovely is 'full of love' or gives pleasure and joy, which is why we use it for things that are beautiful or pleasant.