loveliness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈlʌvlinəs/ UK /ˈlʌvlinəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being lovely; beauty

The garden's loveliness took her breath away.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... beauty attractiveness charm grace prettiness comelinesspulchritude

Opposites

uglinessunattractivenessplainness

Word family

Related forms lovely love lovable

Etymology

From lovely (from Old English luflīc 'affectionate, lovable', from lufu 'love' + -līc '-ly') + the noun-forming suffix -ness.

lufu Old English -nes Old English

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# loveliness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlʌvlinəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlʌvlinəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being lovely; beauty

## Examples
- The garden's loveliness took her breath away.

## Synonyms
- beauty
- attractiveness
- charm
- grace
- prettiness
- comeliness
- pulchritude

## Antonyms
- ugliness
- unattractiveness
- plainness

## Related Forms
- lovely
- love
- lovable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lufu
- Root: -nes

## Etymology
From lovely (from Old English luflīc 'affectionate, lovable', from lufu 'love' + -līc '-ly') + the noun-forming suffix -ness.

## AI Etymology
Loveliness comes from lovely (from Old English luflīc 'affectionate, lovable', from lufu 'love' + -līc '-ly') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. The etymological trail includes Old English lufu, Old English -nes. The same word family includes lovely, love, lovable. Its current noun use means "the quality of being lovely; beauty".

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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