lovely and...

lovely and...
lovely and... british phrase
used for emphasizing the pleasant quality that something has

The water was lovely and warm.

Thesaurus: pleasant, enjoyable and relaxingsynonym
Main entry: lovely

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  • lovely and warm — lovely and ˈwarm, ˈcold, ˈquiet, etc. idiom (BrE, informal) used when you are emphasizing that sth is good because of the quality mentioned • It s lovely and warm in here. Main entry: ↑lovely …   Useful english dictionary

  • lovely and cold — lovely and ˈwarm, ˈcold, ˈquiet, etc. idiom (BrE, informal) used when you are emphasizing that sth is good because of the quality mentioned • It s lovely and warm in here. Main entry: ↑lovely …   Useful english dictionary

  • lovely and quiet — lovely and ˈwarm, ˈcold, ˈquiet, etc. idiom (BrE, informal) used when you are emphasizing that sth is good because of the quality mentioned • It s lovely and warm in here. Main entry: ↑lovely …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lovely and Amazing — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Lovely Amazing Originaltitel: Lovely Amazing Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2001 Länge: ca. 91 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lovely — I UK [ˈlʌvlɪ] / US adjective Word forms lovely : adjective lovely comparative lovelier superlative loveliest *** 1) very attractive a city surrounded by lovely countryside She had lovely hair. 2) enjoyable, or pleasant We ve had a lovely evening …   English dictionary

  • lovely — love|ly W3S2 [ˈlʌvli] adj comparative lovelier superlative loveliest 1.) especially BrE beautiful or attractive ▪ She had a lovely face. ▪ What a lovely house! ▪ You look lovely in that dress. ▪ He was a lovely little boy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lovely — love|ly1 [ lʌvli ] adjective *** 1. ) enjoyable or pleasant: WONDERFUL: We ve had a lovely evening. What a lovely surprise! a ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL used for saying you are pleased about something: GREAT: Can I borrow your pen? Lovely, thanks …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lovely — 1 comparative lovelier superlative loveliest adjective 1 especially BrE beautiful or attractive: What a lovely baby! | Her hair s a lovely shade of red. | look lovely: You look lovely in blue. 2 informal especially BrE friendly and pleasant:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Lovely & Amazing — Infobox Film name = Lovely Amazing caption = Original poster director = Nicole Holofcener writer = Nicole Holofcener starring = Brenda Blethyn Catherine Keener Emily Mortimer producer = Anthony Bregman Ted Hope Eric d Arbeloff music = Craig… …   Wikipedia

  • lovely — adj. & n. adj. (lovelier, loveliest) 1 exquisitely beautiful. 2 colloq. pleasing, delightful. n. (pl. ies) colloq. a pretty woman. Phrases and idioms: lovely and colloq. delightfully (lovely and warm). Derivatives: lovelily adv. loveliness n.… …   Useful english dictionary

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