lovely
/ˈlʌvli/adjective
उच्चारण लव्ली
सुंदर, प्यारा, मनोहर
Basic word
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beautiful; attractive; very pleasant, enjoyable; kind and friendly
सुंदर, प्यारा, मनोहर
- a lovely garden
- What a lovely day!
- We had a lovely time at the hill station.
+ 2 more examples
- What a lovely smile your little girl has!
- The weather was lovely, so we ate outside.
Synonyms beautiful charming delightful pleasant adorable
Opposite ugly horrible unpleasant hideous
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lovely + noun
Used before a noun to say something is beautiful, pleasant or enjoyable; it is very common in spoken British English.
संज्ञा के पहले आकर किसी वस्तु को सुंदर, सुखद या आनंददायक बताता है; बोलचाल की British English में यह बहुत आम है।
- It was a lovely evening for a walk by the river.
- Radhika gave me a lovely gift.
lovely to + verb
Use a to-infinitive after lovely to say what is pleasant about an action.
किसी काम के सुखद होने को बताने के लिए 'lovely' के बाद to-infinitive आता है।
- It is lovely to see you again after so many years.
It is lovely of you to + verb
A polite pattern that thanks someone for a kind action.
यह विनम्र वाक्य-संरचना किसी की दयालुता के लिए धन्यवाद देने में काम आती है।
- It was lovely of you to bring sweets for everyone.
comparative and superlative
Lovely makes lovelier and loveliest; do not use 'more lovely' in careful writing.
'Lovely' का comparative 'lovelier' और superlative 'loveliest' होता है; सावधानी से लिखते समय 'more lovely' नहीं लिखा जाता।
- This is the loveliest village I have ever visited.
+Collocations 4
lovely + noun
weathersmileviewsurprisemealvoice
- We enjoyed a lovely meal on the terrace.
adverb + lovely
reallyabsolutelysimplyquiteparticularly
- The temple looked absolutely lovely in the lamplight.
look / sound / smell / taste + lovely
look lovelysound lovelysmell lovelytaste lovely
- The kheer smells lovely and tastes even better.
lovely and + adjective
lovely and warmlovely and coollovely and quietlovely and fresh
- The room was lovely and cool after the long afternoon.
“More examples 5
- We had a lovely time at my cousin's wedding in Jaipur.
जयपुर में मेरे चचेरे भाई की शादी में हमारा बहुत सुखद समय बीता।
- What a lovely surprise to see you at the station!
स्टेशन पर आपको देखना कितना सुखद आश्चर्य है!
- The teacher is a lovely person who is kind to every student.
शिक्षिका एक भली इंसान हैं जो हर विद्यार्थी के प्रति दयालु हैं।
- The hills turn lovely and green after the first monsoon showers.
पहली मानसूनी बारिश के बाद पहाड़ियाँ सुंदर और हरी हो जाती हैं।
- She has lovely handwriting, so her notes are a pleasure to read.
उसकी लिखावट बहुत सुंदर है, इसलिए उसके notes पढ़ना आनंददायक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All describe things people enjoy looking at or experiencing, but they differ in strength and formality.
ये सभी ऐसी चीजें बताते हैं जिन्हें देखकर या अनुभव करके अच्छा लगे, पर इनकी तीव्रता और formality अलग है।
Warm and friendly; used for looks, experiences and kind people, mostly in everyday speech.
आत्मीय और मित्रवत; रूप, अनुभवों और भले लोगों के लिए, खासकर रोजमर्रा की बोलचाल में।
- What a lovely idea!
Stronger and more general; suggests striking beauty.
अधिक प्रबल और सामान्य; प्रभावशाली सुंदरता का संकेत देता है।
- The Ganga at dusk is beautiful.
Mild; simply nice or agreeable, without strong feeling.
हल्का; केवल अच्छा या सुखद, बिना तीव्र भाव के।
- We spent a pleasant afternoon in the library.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the beautiful words: lovely, beautiful, charming, delightful, gorgeous (very beautiful), exquisite (extremely beautiful and delicate), picturesque (pretty, of a place).
सुंदर के शब्द याद रखिए: lovely, beautiful, charming, delightful, gorgeous (बहुत सुंदर), exquisite (अत्यंत सुंदर और नाज़ुक), picturesque (स्थान के लिए, चित्र जैसा सुंदर)।
§Grammar and usage
Grammar trap, asked very often: lovely is an adjective, not an adverb, even though it ends in -ly ('She sings beautifully', not 'sings lovely'); other -ly adjectives: friendly, lonely, lively, ugly, silly, costly, elderly, deadly, likely, cowardly (use 'in a friendly way', not 'friendlily').
Grammar trap बहुत पूछा जाता है: lovely adjective है, adverb नहीं, यद्यपि यह -ly पर समाप्त होता है ('She sings beautifully', 'sings lovely' नहीं); अन्य -ly adjectives: friendly, lonely, lively, ugly, silly, costly, elderly, deadly, likely, cowardly ('friendlily' के बजाय 'in a friendly way' लिखिए)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lovely and (very pleasantly: 'lovely and warm').
Idiom 'lovely and' (बहुत सुखद रूप से: 'lovely and warm')।