different between lovely vs fascinating
lovely
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: l?v?l?, IPA(key): /?l?vli/
Etymology 1
From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English lufl?c (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love +? -ly.
Adjective
lovely (comparative lovelier, superlative loveliest)
- Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
- 1915, Herman Cyril McNeile, The Lieutenant and Others
- His pink coat was lovely
- 1915, Herman Cyril McNeile, The Lieutenant and Others
- Very nice, wonderful.
- (obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
- (obsolete) Loving, filled with love.
Synonyms
- beautiful
- charming
- lovable
- lovesome
- loving
- See also Thesaurus:beautiful
Derived terms
- lovelily
- loveliness
- unlovely
Related terms
- loverly
- lovingly
Translations
Adverb
lovely (comparative more lovely, superlative most lovely)
- (informal) In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.
Noun
lovely (plural lovelies)
- (informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
- Synonyms: pretty, darling
- Term of fond address.
- A lovely object.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English lovely, loveli, lofli, lovelike, lovelic (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe +? -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love.
Adjective
lovely (comparative lovelier or more lovely, superlative loveliest or most lovely)
- (archaic) Worthy of praise.
Anagrams
- volley
Middle English
Adjective
lovely
- lovely: loving, filled with love
- Many a lovely loke on them he cast.
lovely From the web:
- what lovely means
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fascinating
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fæs??ne?t??/
Adjective
fascinating (comparative more fascinating, superlative most fascinating)
- Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.
Derived terms
- fascinatingly
Translations
Verb
fascinating
- present participle of fascinate
fascinating From the web:
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- what fascinates me in the culture of odisha
- what's fascinating about the world
- what fascinating means in tagalog
- what fascinating meaning in arabic
- what's fascinating in farsi
- fascinating what they have become
- fascinating what does it mean
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