loveliness

CEFRB2

/ˈlʌvlinəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being beautiful or pleasing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A group of ladybirds.

Examples

  • The tiny birthmark took nothing from her loveliness.

  • A loveliness of ladybugs is enjoying lunch - little aphids that pepper a crop of soybeans.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The result of being lovely.

  2. The property of being lovely, of attractiveness, beauty, appearing to be lovable.

More examples

In context

  • Sparks of sunlight caught on a loveliness of ladybirds that had floated into the waiting room through an open door.

  • 'A loveliness of ladybirds,' whispers Roisin to her sleeping child, and looks at her husband proudly. He grins back. 'Aye, the plague of last summer. Couldn't pick up a glass of lemonade without finding a hundred ladybirds using it as a bubble-bath.'

  • A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: / Its loveliness increases; it will never / Pass into nothingness; but still will keep / A bower quiet for us, and a sleep / Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

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Origin

noun

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