how to pronounce lovely

/ˈlʌvliː/

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lovely is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of lovely in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… really dark wait lovely colors uh it …”

meaning of lovely

Lovely means attractive, pleasing, or delightful.

lovely frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word lovely occurs in english on average 149.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.