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love·ly
(lŭv′lē)adj. love·li·er, love·li·est
1. Beautiful especially in a pleasing or charming way. See Synonyms at beautiful.
2. Enjoyable; delightful: had a lovely weekend in the country.
3. Archaic Inspiring love or affection.
4. Obsolete Full of love; loving.
n. pl. love·lies
1. A beautiful person, especially a woman.
2. A lovely object.
love′li·ness n.
love′ly adv.
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lovely
(ˈlʌvlɪ)adj, -lier or -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
ˈloveliness n
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love•ly
(luv′lē)adj. -li•er, -li•est,
n., pl. -lies. adj
1. having a beauty that appeals to the heart or mind as well as to the eye; charmingly or gracefully beautiful.
2. highly pleasing; delightful: We had a lovely time.
3. of a great moral or spiritual beauty: a lovely character.
n 4. a beautiful woman.
5. an object that is lovely.
[before 900]
love′li•ly, adv.
love′li•ness, n.
Syn: See beautiful.
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lovely
adjective
1. beautiful, appealing, attractive, charming, winning, pretty, sweet, handsome, good-looking, exquisite, admirable, enchanting, graceful, captivating, amiable, adorable, comely You look lovely.
beautiful ugly, hideous, unattractive
beautiful ugly, hideous, unattractive
2. wonderful, pleasing, nice, pleasant, engaging, marvellous, delightful, enjoyable, gratifying, agreeable What a lovely surprise!
wonderful revolting, repellent, horrible, odious, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, detestable
wonderful revolting, repellent, horrible, odious, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, detestable
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lovely
adjective1. Pleasing to the eye or mind:
2. Having qualities that delight the eye:
attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.
Scots: bonny.
Idiom: easy on the eyes.
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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 things → la casa estaba llena de detalles preciosos, la casa estaba llena de detalles monísimos
she has two lovely sons → tiene 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 holiday → este 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 walk → hace un día precioso para dar un paseo
it was a lovely sunny day → hacía un día de sol precioso
we had a lovely day → pasamos un día muy agradable
you look lovely, Maria → estás preciosa, María
it's lovely to see you again → que alegría volver a verte
what a lovely surprise! → ¡qué sorpresa más agradable!
what lovely weather! → ¡hace un tiempo estupendo or buenísimo!
look at these lovely flowers! → ¡mira que flores más bonitas!
the house was full of lovely things → la casa estaba llena de detalles preciosos, la casa estaba llena de detalles monísimos
she has two lovely sons → tiene 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 holiday → este 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 walk → hace un día precioso para dar un paseo
it was a lovely sunny day → hacía un día de sol precioso
we had a lovely day → pasamos un día muy agradable
you look lovely, Maria → estás preciosa, María
it's lovely to see you again → que alegría volver a verte
what a lovely surprise! → ¡qué sorpresa más agradable!
what lovely weather! → ¡hace un tiempo estupendo or buenísimo!
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love
(lav) noun1. a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing. She has a great love of music; her love for her children.amor
2. strong attachment with sexual attraction. They are in love with one another.amor
3. a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection). Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!guapo, cielo
4. a score of nothing in tennis. The present score is fifteen love (written 15–0).cero
verbˈlovable adjectiveˈlovely adjective1. (negative unlovely) beautiful; attractive. She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress.lindo, bello, hermoso
2. delightful. Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can't remember it; a lovely meal.estupendo, delicioso
ˈloveliness nounˈlover noun1. a person who enjoys or admires or has a special affection for something. an art-lover; He is a lover of sport; an animal-lover.aficionado, amante
ˈloving adjectiveˈlovingly adverb con cariño
love affair a (temporary and often sexual) relationship between two people who are in love but not married. aventura, lío, rollo
ˈlove-letter noun a letter expressing love. carta de amor
ˈlovesick adjective sad because of being in love. a lovesick youth; lovesick glances. mal de amores
fall in love (with) to develop feelings of love and sexual attraction (for). He fell in love with her straightaway.enamorarse
for love or money in any way at all. We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.por nada del mundo
make love to have sexual intercourse. hacer el amor
there's no love lost between them they dislike one another. no se pueden ni ver, son como el perro y el gato, no se tienen ningún aprecio
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