transcription, транскрипция: [ lʌvli ]
( lovelier, loveliest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you describe someone or something as lovely , you mean that they are very beautiful and therefore pleasing to look at or listen to. ( mainly BRIT )
You look lovely, Marcia...
He had a lovely voice...
It was just one of those lovely old English gardens.
= beautiful
ADJ
• love‧li‧ness
You are a vision of loveliness.
= beauty
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you describe something as lovely , you mean that it gives you pleasure. ( mainly BRIT mainly SPOKEN )
Mary! How lovely to see you!...
It’s a lovely day...
What a lovely surprise!
= marvellous, wonderful
ADJ
3.
If you describe someone as lovely , you mean that they are friendly, kind, or generous. ( mainly BRIT )
Laura is a lovely young woman...
She’s a lovely child.
= delightful
ADJ