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lovely
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love·ly  (lvl)
adj. love·li·er, love·li·est
1. Full of love; loving.
2. Inspiring love or affection.
3. Having beauty that appeals to the emotions as well as to the eye. See Synonyms at beautiful.
4. Enjoyable; delightful.
n. pl. love·lies
1. A beautiful person, especially a woman.
2. A lovely object.

loveli·ness n.
lovely adv.

lovely [ˈlʌvlɪ]
adj -lier, -liest
1. very attractive or beautiful
2. highly pleasing or enjoyable a lovely time
3. loving and attentive
4. inspiring love; lovable
n pl -lies
Slang a lovely woman
loveliness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lovely - a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's modellovely - a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
photographer's model - a model who poses for photographers
Adj.1.lovely - appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
2.lovely - lovable especially in a childlike or naive waylovely - lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"

lovely
Translations
lovely [ˈlʌvlɪ] ADJ (lovelier (compar) (loveliest (superl)))
A. ADJ
1. (= beautiful) [face, figure, thing] → precioso, muy bonito, lindo(LAm); [woman] → hermoso, bello; [day] → precioso, bueno; [morning] → precioso, bonito; [food, meal] → delicioso, riquísimo
look at these lovely flowers!¡mira que flores más bonitas!
the house was full of lovely thingsla casa estaba llena de detalles preciosos, la casa estaba llena de detalles monísimos
she has two lovely sonstiene dos hijos preciosos
what lovely children/puppies!¡qué niños/cachorros tan preciosos!, ¡qué niños/cachorros más ricos or monos!
this is a lovely place for a holidayeste es un lugar precioso para venir de vacaciones
it's a lovely day!hace un día precioso or muy bueno
it's a lovely day for a walkhace un día precioso para dar un paseo
it was a lovely sunny dayhacía un día de sol precioso
we had a lovely daypasamos un día muy agradable
you look lovely, Mariaestás preciosa, María
it's lovely to see you againque alegría volver a verte
what a lovely surprise!¡qué sorpresa más agradable!
what lovely weather!¡hace un tiempo estupendo or buenísimo!
2. (= kind) [person, family, character] → encantador, amoroso(LAm)
he's got a lovely facetiene una cara muy dulce
you do say some lovely thingsdices unas cosas preciosas
3. (as intensifier)
it's lovely and cool in herehace un fresquito muy agradable aquí dentro
it's lovely and hot/cold [drink, water] → está calentito/fresquito; [air] → hace calorcito/fresquito
B. N (, liter, hum) → belleza f
swim-suited loveliesbellezas fpl en bañador

lovely [ˈlʌvli] adj
(= beautiful) [place, house, garden] → beau*(belle); [girl, woman] → ravissant(e)
They've got a lovely house → Ils ont une très belle maison.
to look lovely → être ravissant(e)
[day, weather] → magnifique, très beau*(belle)
The weather is lovely → Il fait très beau., Il fait un temps magnifique.
It's a lovely day → Il fait très beau aujourd'hui.
(= very nice) (as regards character) [person] → charmant(e)
She's a lovely person → Elle est charmante.
(= enjoyable) [holiday] → très agréable; [surprise] → charmant(e)
What a lovely surprise! → Quelle charmante surprise!
to have a lovely time (= enjoy oneself) → passer un très bon moment
We had a lovely time → Nous avons passé un très bon moment.
"Did you have a nice holiday?" - "Yes, we had a lovely time." → "Vous avez passé de bonnes vacances?" - "Oui, c'était très agréable."
Have a lovely time! → Amusez-vous bien!
[food]
Is your meal OK? - Yes, it's lovely → Est-ce que c'est bon? - Oui, c'est délicieux.
(= delightful)
How lovely to see you! → Quel plaisir de vous voir!
That would be lovely! → Avec grand plaisir!

lovely
adj (+er) (= beautiful)wunderschön; babyniedlich, reizend; (= delightful)herrlich, wunderschön; jokeherrlich; (= charming, likeable)liebenswürdig, nett; personalityeinnehmend; smilegewinnend; that dress looks lovely on youdieses Kleid steht dir sehr gut; we had a lovely timees war sehr schön; it’s lovely and warm in this roomes ist schön warm in diesem Zimmer; all this lovely moneydas ganze schöne Geld; he made a lovely job of iter hat das wunderbar gemacht; have a lovely holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)! → schöne Ferien!; it’s been lovely to see youes war schön, dich zu sehen; how lovely of you to remember!wie nett or lieb, dass Sie daran gedacht haben; what a lovely thing to say!wie nett, so was zu sagen!
n (inf: = person) → Schöne f; yes, my lovelyja, mein schönes Kind

lovely [ˈlʌvlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (beautiful, gen) → bello/a; (delightful, meal, voice) → delizioso/a; (evening, party) → bellissimo/a; (holiday, weather) → bello/a; (delicious, smell, meal, food) → buono/a
it's lovely and warm → fa un bel calduccio
it's been lovely seeing you → è stato un vero piacere vederti
we had a lovely time → ci siamo divertiti molto

lovely مُحبب půvabný dejlig reizend αξιαγάπητος encantador ihana charmant ljubak bello 美しい 아주 매력적인 mooi nydelig śliczny encantador красивый underbar น่ารัก hoş đáng yêu 可爱的


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