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Oxford 5000 vocabulary |A1|SPEAKING vocabularyWRITING vocabulary love‧ly /ˈlʌvli/ adjective (comparative lovelier, superlative loveliest)
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Synonyms & Related Words lovely[adjective]Synonyms:- attractive, adorable, beautiful, charming, comely, exquisite, graceful, handsome, pretty
- enjoyable, agreeable, delightful, engaging, nice, pleasant, pleasing
Antonyms: hideous, unlovely
Related Words: alluring,
bewitching,
captivating,
charming,
enchanting,
engaging,
entrancing,
lovesome,
delectable,
delightful,
dainty,
delicate,
exquisite,
rare,
graceful
English Thesaurus: beautiful, good-looking, attractive, pretty, handsome, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionary love‧ly S1 W3 /ˈlʌvli/
adjective (
comparative lovelier,
superlative loveliest)
[
Word Family: adjective:
lovable ≠
UNLOVABLE,
loveless,
lovely,
loving,
unloved;
noun:
love,
lover, loveliness.,
lovey;
verb:
love;
adverb:
lovingly]
1. especially British English beautiful or attractive:
She had a lovely face. What a lovely house! You look lovely in that dress. He was a lovely little boy. What a lovely day!2. spoken especially British English very pleasant, enjoyable, or good:
Thank you for a lovely evening. That was a lovely cup of tea.3. informal especially British English friendly and pleasant:
Richard’s a lovely person.4. British English spoken used to say that something is not at all enjoyable or good:
‘The cat threw up all over the carpet!’ ‘Lovely!’ You’ve made a lovely mess in here.5. lovely and warm/fresh/clean etc British English spoken used to emphasize how good something is:
This bread’s lovely and fresh.6. British English spoken used to show that you are pleased with something:
Push it right across. That’s it, lovely.—loveliness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocations lovely adj. VERBS be, feel, look, sound The cool water felt lovely after being in the hot sun. Your idea of a day on the beach sounds lovely. ADV. breathtakingly, particularly, really, very She looked really lovely in the blue dress.
absolutely, perfectly, quite, utterly, wholly She's got an absolutely lovely face.
rather | hauntingly a hauntingly lovely melody [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesaurus beautiful a beautiful woman or child has perfect good looks:
Grace Kelly was a very beautiful woman. a beautiful babygood-looking a good-looking person looks nice.
Good-looking is very common in spoken English:
He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring. Do you think she’s good-looking?attractive an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them:
She’s a very attractive woman. A lot of women find him attractive.pretty a pretty girl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face:
You look pretty with your hair down. She has a very pretty face.handsome a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face.
Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face:
He was tall, dark, and handsome. She was a big, handsome woman.gorgeous/stunning spoken extremely attractive.
Gorgeous is used especially by women:
She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous. You look absolutely stunning in that dress!cute spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and young adults:
a cute little puppy She thinks you’re cute!lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice:
You look lovely tonight.magnificent very big, beautiful, and impressive – used about buildings, objects, and views:
The Taj Mahal always looks magnificent. a magnificent Persian carpet There were magnificent views over the old city.picturesque written pleasant to look at – used in written descriptions of towns, buildings, and places:
the picturesque harbour town of Castleton Regensburg Cathedral occupies a picturesque position on the River Danube in Bavaria.stunning/breathtaking extremely beautiful and impressive – used especially about views:
All around is a stunning view of Cape Town. The landscape is breathtaking.exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzət, ɪkˈskwɪzɪt, ˈekskwɪ-/ used to describe things that have very beautiful small details, especially things that have been made with a lot of skill:
an exquisite piece of jewellery an exquisite flower an exquisite picture of a bird of paradiseelegant designed in a way that looks very attractive and has a lot of style:
an elegant Neo-Classical building a long and elegant staircase [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
beautiful used to describe something that looks, feels, sounds etc so good that it gives you a lot of pleasure:
a beautiful tropical beach a beautiful song The weather was beautiful.lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that something looks, feels, or sounds very nice:
What a lovely day! a lovely voice a lovely perfumepretty pleasant to look at – often used about things that are not big or impressive:
a pretty little pink dress a pretty villageattractive pleasant to look at.
Attractive sounds more formal than
pretty:
an attractive white-painted cottage with green shutters an attractive citymagnificent very big, beautiful, and impressive – used about buildings, objects, and views:
The Taj Mahal always looks magnificent. a magnificent Persian carpet There were magnificent views over the old city.picturesque written pleasant to look at – used in written descriptions of towns, buildings, and places:
the picturesque harbour town of Castleton Regensburg Cathedral occupies a picturesque position on the River Danube in Bavaria.stunning/breathtaking extremely beautiful and impressive – used especially about views:
All around is a stunning view of Cape Town. The landscape is breathtaking.exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzət, ɪkˈskwɪzɪt, ˈekskwɪ-/ used to describe things that have very beautiful small details, especially things that have been made with a lot of skill:
an exquisite piece of jewellery an exquisite flower an exquisite picture of a bird of paradiseelegant designed in a way that looks very attractive and has a lot of style:
an elegant Neo-Classical building a long and elegant staircase [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
nice especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interesting adjective than
nice:
I like Clare – she’s really nice. It was nice of them to offer to help.pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well:
I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant.sweet very kind and gentle:
Kylie’s a very caring, sweet person. It was sweet of you to send me a card.charming behaving in a polite and friendly way, which makes people like you and want to do things for you:
The salesman was very charming. a charming hostessengaging interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you – a rather formal word:
She can be very engaging. an engaging smilelikeable easy to like and seeming nice and friendly:
Bobby was a likeable kid with an angelic face.good-natured having a nice kind character and not getting angry easily:
Everyone likes Mike because he’s always so good-natured.great informal used about someone who you like and admire a lot:
He’s a great guy! Sue’s boyfriend is really great.lovely especially British English informal very nice, kind, and friendly:
All the people I met on the course were lovely. a lovely manfun informal if something is fun, you enjoy it:
The holiday was great fun.enjoyable giving you pleasure:
We had a very enjoyable evening.wonderful very enjoyable:
It was a wonderful concert. The food was wonderful.delightful formal very pleasant or enjoyable:
There are many delightful walks in the area. a delightful eveningpleasurable formal a pleasurable experience or feeling is one that you enjoy:
Shopping in the old city can be a pleasurable experience. a pleasurable feeling of relief [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
nice especially spoken pleasant or enjoyable:
Did you have a nice day? It was nice to be back home again.lovely especially British English informal very nice:
We had a lovely time at the beach. The hotel was lovely.fun informal if something is fun, you enjoy it:
The holiday was great fun.enjoyable giving you pleasure:
We had a very enjoyable evening.wonderful very enjoyable:
It was a wonderful concert. The food was wonderful.great (
also brilliant British English)
informal very enjoyable:
‘How was the party?’ ‘It was great!’ We all had a brilliant time.charming used about something that seems pleasant and has a lot of qualities that make you like it:
a charming little village in the Italian countryside I thought the restaurant was rather charming.delightful formal very pleasant or enjoyable:
There are many delightful walks in the area. a delightful eveningpleasurable formal a pleasurable experience or feeling is one that you enjoy:
Shopping in the old city can be a pleasurable experience. a pleasurable feeling of relief [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲