as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
our daughter was a vision of loveliness in her prom dress
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Recent Examples of loveliness
All the seats were occupied by cross and weary passengers, but Laura, with her unmistakable tumbling blue-black tresses, as heavy and shining as a bird’s wing—for me her hair was, literally, the crown of her loveliness—was not among them.
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Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Layer it with a ruffled duvet cover, ideally one with some lace trim for ultimate loveliness.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Layer it with a ruffled duvet cover, ideally one with some lace trim for ultimate loveliness.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loveliness
Noun
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This series covers food and beverages, personal care, beauty, household care, home goods, baby and kids, pets and so much more.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Transform your bathroom into a mini spa with the best Prime Day beauty devices, designed to target everything from stubborn hair, dull skin, barrier health, and more.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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Forced by competition and driven by profit Despite the warnings, the attractiveness of higher returns remains powerful, particularly for insurers and pension managers facing long-term liabilities.—
Ganesh Rao,Karen Tso,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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Nevertheless, regardless of the potential attractiveness, investing in an individual stock entails significant risk.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Loveliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loveliness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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