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Meaning of lovely | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR A2 Common
ˈlʌv.li

Definitions

  1. Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
  2. beautiful, fair
  3. Worthy of praise.
    archaic
  4. Nice; wonderful.
  5. lovely (wonderful)
  6. Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
    obsolete
  7. Loving, filled with love.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Español bello genial lindo
Français Magnifique
Italiano bello
日本語 綺麗 良い
Nederlands liefelijk lieflijk zalig
Português querido

Examples

“It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.”
“The music box plays a lovely melody.”
“The castle garden enchants visitors with its lovely blooms.”
“So it was this beautiful young woman Rokoff had been persecuting. Tarzan wondered in a lazy sort of way whom she might be, and what relations one so lovely could have with the surly, bearded Russian.”
“His pink coat was lovely”
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep.”
“Then I look at you / And the world's alright with me / Just one look at you / And I know it's gonna be / A lovely day”
“It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.”
“It is a lovely night, and why should we not prolong our ride a little?"”
“a most lovely gentlemanlike man”
“seal the title with a lovely kiss”
“And so he is in the eyes of all who live to his praise. To them every attribute of God is lovely. The holiness and purity of his nature is most lovely to them.”
“He is altogether lovely. O, all our praises of him are poor and low things!”
“О praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious : О sing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely.”
“It is the duty of all believers to join themselves cheerfully in the setting forth the Lord's care over them, and whatsoever may make his lovely Majesty known to the world: for so he requireth the present precept and example, -- sing praises to the Lord.”
“My precious Saviour's matchless name ; He's wise and holy, just and true, And altogether lovely too.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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