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{
"term": "lovely",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "beautiful; attractive",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She **looked** particularly **lovely** that night."
},
{
"text": "He has a lovely voice."
},
{
"text": "You've got lovely eyes."
},
{
"text": "We travelled through some lovely countryside."
},
{
"text": "She's got an absolutely lovely face."
}
],
"topics": ["Appearance"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["particularly", "really", "truly"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "very pleasant; wonderful",
"labels": "(informal)(ironic)especially British English",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Can I get you anything?’ ‘A cup of tea would be lovely.’"
},
{
"text": "What a lovely surprise!"
},
{
"text": "How lovely to see you!"
},
{
"text": "Isn't it a lovely day?"
},
{
"text": "We've had a lovely time."
},
{
"text": "It's a lovely old farm."
},
{
"text": "It's been lovely having you here."
},
{
"text": "You've got yourself into a lovely mess, haven't you?"
},
{
"text": "to smell/taste/sound lovely"
},
{
"text": "The cool water felt lovely after being in the hot sun."
},
{
"text": "Your idea of a day on the beach sounds lovely."
},
{
"text": "a hauntingly lovely melody"
},
{
"text": "It was a lovely evening—calm and still."
},
{
"text": "The weather here is lovely."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["particularly", "really", "truly"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "very kind, generous and friendly",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her mother was a lovely woman."
},
{
"text": "He is a lovely little boy."
},
{
"text": "She is a lovely old lady and always full of laughter."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["particularly", "really", "truly"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used when you are emphasizing that something is good because of the quality mentioned",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's lovely and warm in here."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlʌvli/",
"audio": "lo/lovely/lovely__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlʌvli/",
"audio": "lo/lovely/lovely__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English luflic (see love, -ly)."
}