{
    "term": "lovely",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "beautiful; attractive",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **looked** particularly **lovely** that night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has a lovely voice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You've got lovely eyes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We travelled through some lovely countryside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's got an absolutely lovely face."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["particularly", "really", "truly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "very pleasant; wonderful",
            "labels": "(informal)(ironic)especially British English",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Can I get you anything?’ ‘A cup of tea would be lovely.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What a lovely surprise!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How lovely to see you!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Isn't it a lovely day?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've had a lovely time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a lovely old farm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's been lovely having you here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You've got yourself into a lovely mess, haven't you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to smell/taste/sound lovely"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cool water felt lovely after being in the hot sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your idea of a day on the beach sounds lovely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a hauntingly lovely melody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a lovely evening—calm and still."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weather here is lovely."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["particularly", "really", "truly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "very kind, generous and friendly",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her mother was a lovely woman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a lovely little boy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is a lovely old lady and always full of laughter."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["particularly", "really", "truly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are emphasizing that something is good because of the quality mentioned",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's lovely and warm in here."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlʌvli/",
                "audio": "lo/lovely/lovely__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlʌvli/",
                "audio": "lo/lovely/lovely__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English luflic (see love, -ly)."
}