lovely

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L0264500 (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.

lovely

(ˈlʌvlɪ) adj, -lier or -liest1. very attractive or beautiful2. highly pleasing or enjoyable: a lovely time. 3. loving and attentive4. inspiring love; lovablen, pl -liesslang a lovely woman ˈloveliness n

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(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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lovely - a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's modelcover girl, pin-upphotographer's model - a model who poses for photographers
Adj.	1.	lovely - appealing to the emotions as well as the eyebeautiful - 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 wayadorable, endearinglovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"

lovely

adjective1. beautiful, appealing, attractive, charming, winning, pretty, sweet, handsome, good-looking, exquisite, admirable, enchanting, graceful, captivating, amiable, adorable, comely You look lovely.
beautiful ugly, hideous, unattractive2. wonderful, pleasing, nice, pleasant, engaging, marvellous, delightful, enjoyable, gratifying, agreeable What a lovely surprise!
wonderful revolting, repellent, horrible, odious, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, detestable

lovely

adjective1. Pleasing to the eye or mind:attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, prepossessing, pretty, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome.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.nounA person regarded as physically attractive:beauty, belle (used of a woman), stunner.Slang: babe, doll, hunk (used of a man), knockout, looker, stud (used of a man).

Translations

可爱的秀丽的令人愉快的

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.喜爱2. strong attachment with sexual attraction. They are in love with one another.爱情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!爱好4. a score of nothing in tennis. The present score is fifteen love (written 15–0).零分 verb1. to be (very) fond of. She loves her children dearly.爱2. to take pleasure in. They both love dancing.喜欢ˈlovable adjective (negative unlovable) easy to love or like; attractive. a lovable child.可爱的ˈlovely adjective1. (negative unlovely) beautiful; attractive. She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress. 秀丽的，可爱的 2. delightful. Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can't remember it; a lovely meal.令人愉快的ˈloveliness noun 秀丽，漂亮 ˈlover 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.爱好者2. a person who is having a love affair with another. 情人ˈloving adjective锺爱的ˈlovingly adverb钟爱地love affair a (temporary and often sexual) relationship between two people who are in love but not married. 风流韵事ˈlove-letter noun a letter expressing love. 情书ˈlovesick adjective sad because of being in love. a lovesick youth; lovesick glances.害相思病的fall in love (with) to develop feelings of love and sexual attraction (for). He fell in love with her straightaway.爱上for love or money in any way at all. We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.无论如何make love to have sexual intercourse. 发生性关系there's no love lost between them they dislike one another. 他们彼此之间毫无感情

lovely

→ 可爱的zhCN

What a beautiful day! (US)
What a lovely day! (UK) → 今天天气真好！

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everything in the garden is lovely

Everything is going well. Often used in the negative. Primarily heard in UK. I doubt that everything in the garden is lovely for them—I think their happiness is just an act.See also: everything, garden, lovely

lovely and (something)

Very something. Used to emphasize how nice something is because of the particular quality named after "and." Primarily heard in UK. I love your new house! It's lovely and bright inside! Ah, this lemonade is lovely and cold—just the thing for such a hot day.See also: and, lovely

lovely weather for ducks

Wet, rainy weather. It's been lovely weather for ducks lately, so I would sure appreciate some sunshine. Good morning, Carol. Lovely weather for ducks we're having, isn't it?See also: duck, lovely, weather

thanks for a (some kind of) evening

1. An expression of gratitude said to someone when leaving some social occasion they hosted in the evening. Words like "lovely," "nice," "wonderful," etc., are used before "evening." Thanks for a super evening, guys. What a fantastic party! That was a delicious dinner, and you make for wonderful company. Thanks for a lovely evening all around.2. An expression of gratitude said to someone after spending an evening with them, as on a date. Thanks for a wonderful evening, Jenny. I'd really like to see you again sometime.See also: evening, kind, thanks

thanks for a (some kind of) time

1. An expression of gratitude said to someone when leaving some social occasion they hosted. Words like "lovely," "nice," "wonderful," etc., are used before "time." Thanks for a super time, guys. What a fantastic party! That was a delicious dinner, and you make for wonderful company. Thanks for a lovely time all around.2. An expression of gratitude said to someone after spending time with them, as on a date. Thanks for a wonderful time, Jenny. I'd really like to see you again sometime.See also: kind, thanks, time

thank you for a (some kind of) evening

1. An expression of gratitude said to someone when leaving some social occasion they hosted in the evening. Words like "lovely," "nice," "wonderful," etc., are used before "evening." Thank you for a super evening, guys. What a fantastic party! That was a delicious dinner, and you make for wonderful company. Thank you for a lovely evening all around.2. An expression of gratitude said to someone after spending an evening with them, as on a date. Thank you for a wonderful evening, Jenny. I'd really like to see you again sometime.See also: evening, kind, thank

thank you for a (some kind of) time

1. An expression of gratitude said to someone when leaving some social occasion they hosted. Words like "lovely," "nice," "wonderful," etc., are used before "time." Thank you for a super time, guys. What a fantastic party! That was a delicious dinner, and you make for wonderful company. Thank you for a lovely time all around.2. An expression of gratitude said to someone after spending time with them, as on a date. Thank you for a wonderful time, Jenny. I'd really like to see you again sometime.See also: kind, thank, time

I/we had a lovely time

1. An expression of gratitude said to someone when leaving some social occasion they hosted. We had a lovely time, guys. What a fantastic party! That was a delicious dinner, and you make for wonderful company. I had a lovely time all around.2. An expression of gratitude said to someone after spending time with them, as on a date. I've had a lovely time, Jenny. I'd really like to see you again sometime.See also: lovely, time, we

I had a lovely time.

and We had a lovely time.a polite expression of thanks to the host or hostess. Fred: Good-bye. I had a lovely time. Bill: Nice to have you. Do come again. Jane: We had a lovely time. Mary: Thank you and thanks for coming.See also: lovely, time

I've had a lovely time.

and We've had a lovely time.a polite expression said to a host or hostess on departure. Bob: I've had a lovely time. Thanks for asking me. Fred: We're just delighted you could come. Good night. Bob: Good night. Sue: We've had a lovely time. Good night. Bill: Next time don't stay away so long. Good night.See also: lovely, time

Lovely weather for ducks,

and Fine weather for ducks.Cliché a greeting meaning that this unpleasant rainy weather must be good for something. Bill: Hi, Bob. How do you like this weather? Bob: Lovely weather for ducks. Sally: What a lot of rain! Tom: Yeah. Lovely weather for ducks. Don't care for it much myself.See also: duck, lovely, weather

thank you for a lovely evening

an expression said by a departing guest to the host or hostess at the end of an evening. (Other adjectives, such as nice, can be used in place of lovely.) Mary: Thank you for a lovely evening. John: Will I see you again? Bill: Thank you for a nice evening. Mary: Thank you so much for coming. Good night.See also: evening, lovely, thank

thank you for a lovely time

an expression said by a departing guest to the host or hostess. (Other adjectives, such as nice, can be used in place of lovely.) Bill: Thank you for a nice time. Mary: Thank you so much for coming. Bye now. John: Thank you so much for coming. Jane: Well, thank you for a lovely time. John: Don't stay away so long next time.See also: lovely, thank, time

everything in the garden is lovely (or rosy)

all is well. informal Everything in the garden is lovely was an early 20th-century catchphrase, originating in a song popularized by the English music-hall artiste Marie Lloyd ( 1870–1922 ), and is used as an expression of general satisfaction and contentment.See also: everything, garden, lovely

everything in the garden is ˈlovely/ˈrosy

(British English, saying, often ironic) everything is satisfactory, is going well, or could not be better: She pretends that everything in the garden is rosy, but I’ve heard that she’s heavily in debt.See also: everything, garden, lovely, rosy

lovely and ˈwarm, ˈcold, ˈquiet, etc.

(British English, spoken) used when you are emphasizing that something is good because of the quality mentioned: It’s lovely and warm in here.See also: and, lovely

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everything in the garden is lovely

lovely and (something)

lovely weather for ducks

thanks for a (some kind of) evening

thanks for a (some kind of) time

thank you for a (some kind of) evening

thank you for a (some kind of) time

I/we had a lovely time

I had a lovely time.

I've had a lovely time.

Lovely weather for ducks,

thank you for a lovely evening

thank you for a lovely time

everything in the garden is lovely (or rosy)

everything in the garden is ˈlovely/ˈrosy

lovely and ˈwarm, ˈcold, ˈquiet, etc.

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adj beautiful

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adj wonderful

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adj pleasing to the eye or mind

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adj having qualities that delight the eye

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noun a person regarded as physically attractive

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noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model

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adj appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

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adj lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

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