loveliness

/'lʌvlinis/

Thân thiện

The garden was filled with the loveliness of blooming roses.

Definition

Noun: The quality of being beautiful, charming, or attractive in a way that inspires affection or delight. It often refers to a gentle, pleasing, or graceful beauty.

Usage

"Loveliness" is an uncountable noun used to describe an abstract quality of beauty. It is often used in a poetic, literary, or admiring context to describe people, nature, scenes, or feelings. It emphasizes a beauty that is delightful and heartwarming.

Examples

• The sheer loveliness of the sunset took our breath away.
• She possessed a quiet loveliness that was more than just physical beauty.
• We walked through the garden, admiring the loveliness of the spring flowers.
• The poem captures the loveliness of a simple, peaceful moment.

Advanced Usage

• "Loveliness of [something]": A common structure to specify what possesses the quality.
  • I was struck by the loveliness of her voice.
• Used in exclamations or for emphasis:
  • Oh, the loveliness of it all!

Variants and Related Words

• Lovely (adjective): Having the quality of loveliness; beautiful or delightful.
  • She wore a lovely dress.
• Lover (noun): A person who loves someone or something. (Note: This is a related word but has a distinctly different meaning).

Synonyms

• Beauty
• Attractiveness
• Charm
• Prettiness
• Grace
• Pulchritude (formal/literary)

Antonyms

• Ugliness
• Unattractiveness
• Hideousness

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being good looking and attractive

Từ đồng nghĩa

• comeliness
• fairness
• beauteousness