A1adjective · frequent

lovely

love·ly

lovely · lovelier · loveliest

чудовий, милий

восхитительный

schön, herrlich, lieblich, liebreizend

Delightful for beauty, harmony, or graceDelightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.

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/ˈlʌv.li/

» She is, indeed, a lovely girl.

Вона дійсно мила дівчинка.

Meaning

5 senses

Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.
The music box plays a lovely melody.
Nice; wonderful.
It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.
lieblich, liebreizend, herrlich
восхитительныйvosxititelʹnyj, восхитительныйvosxititelʹnyj
чудо́вийčudóvyj, чудо́вийčudóvyj, ми́лийmýlyj
(obsolete)Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
(obsolete)Loving, filled with love.
(archaic)Worthy of praise.

More definitions

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

Examples

495 sentences

She is, indeed, a lovely girl.
Вона дійсно мила дівчинка. — deniko
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Boston is lovely this time of year.
Бостон чудовий у цю пору. — deniko
ruБостон прекрасен в это время года. — marafon
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It was a lovely evening.
Це був гарний вечір. — deniko
ruЭто был прекрасный вечер. — odexed
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That girl has a lovely doll.
У тієї дівчинки - гарна лялька. — ChickenKiev
ruУ той девочки восхитительная кукла. — sharptoothed
deDieses Mädchen hat eine niedliche Puppe. — MUIRIEL
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That sounds lovely.
Звучить гарно. — deniko
ruЗвучит прекрасно. — marafon
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner:

very nice, wonderful:

Русский

By meaning 1

beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner:

Origin

From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English luflīċ, luflīc (“amiable, lo

From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English luflīċ, luflīc (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love + -ly.

From Middle English lofly, lovely (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe + -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love.

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