English Explanatory Dictionary

loveliness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property of being lovely, of attractiveness, beauty, appearing to be lovable.
  2. The result of being lovely.
  3. A group of ladybirds.

Pronunciation

lŭv′lēnəs /ˈlʌvlinəs/ en-us-loveliness.ogg

Word forms

loveliness lovelinesses

Etymology

From Middle English luflynes; equivalent to lovely + -ness.

Translations

Bulgarian: красота Bulgarian: прелест Esperanto: beleco French: beauté French: charme Hebrew: חן Hungarian: kedvesség Italian: amenità Latvian: mīlīgums Latvian: mīlība Plautdietsch: Scheenheit Polish: urok Polish: powab Tamil: அழகு
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