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lovely

/ˈlʌvli/LUHV-lee
/ˈlʌvli/LUHV-lee

Meaninglike love

Common meaning: beautiful

Other meanings: very pleasant

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishlufusourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlovesource
  3. Englishlove‘deep affection’
  4. Englishformed in English from lovelovely‘beautiful’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from love + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LOVE, p.342 · scan

Source words

  • lufu Old English · source word “love, affection”

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