LOVELY


Meaning of LOVELY in English

(lovelier, loveliest)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If you describe someone or something as ~, you mean that they are very beautiful and therefore pleasing to look at or listen to. (mainly BRIT)

You look ~, Marcia...

He had a ~ voice...

It was just one of those ~ old English gardens.

= beautiful

ADJ

loveliness

You are a vision of loveliness.

= beauty

N-UNCOUNT

2.

If you describe something as ~, you mean that it gives you pleasure. (mainly BRIT mainly SPOKEN)

Mary! How ~ to see you!...

It’s a ~ day...

What a ~ surprise!

= marvellous, wonderful

ADJ

3.

If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are friendly, kind, or generous. (mainly BRIT)

Laura is a ~ young woman...

She’s a ~ child.

= delightful

ADJ

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