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lovely

love·ly
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [luhv-lee]
    • /ˈlʌv li/
    • /ˈlʌvli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [luhv-lee]
    • /ˈlʌv li/

Definitions of lovely word

  • adjective lovely charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower. 1
  • adjective lovely having a beauty that appeals to the heart or mind as well as to the eye, as a person or a face. 1
  • adjective lovely delightful; highly pleasing: to have a lovely time. 1
  • adjective lovely of a great moral or spiritual beauty: a lovely character. 1
  • noun plural lovely Informal. a beautiful woman, especially a show girl. 1
  • noun plural lovely any person or thing that is pleasing, highly satisfying, or the like: Every car in the new line is a lovely. 1

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Origin of lovely

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English luvelich, Old English luflīc amiable. See love, -ly

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lovely

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lovely popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

lovely usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lovely

adj lovely

  • alluring — Someone or something that is alluring is very attractive.
  • pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
  • splendid — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
  • sweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
  • stunning — causing, capable of causing, or liable to cause astonishment, bewilderment, or a loss of consciousness or strength: a stunning blow.

adjective lovely

  • beautiful — A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
  • exquisite — Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
  • charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
  • divine — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
  • fetching — charming; captivating.

noun lovely

  • eyeful — A long, steady look at something.
  • beaut — You describe someone or something as a beaut when you think they are very good.
  • paragon — a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence: a paragon of virtue. Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm.
  • looker — a person who looks.
  • stunner — a person or thing that stuns.

Antonyms for lovely

adj lovely

  • repulsive — causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
  • undesirable — not desirable or attractive; objectionable: undesirable qualities.
  • insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
  • unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
  • unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.

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