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loveliness

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Beauty or pleasing charm. In older literary writing, it can suggest a more elevated, idealized beauty.

Detailed Definition
Loveliness is a literary noun for beauty, grace, or charm. In devotional or reflective poetry, it often suggests not only outward attractiveness but also a deeper, almost sacred beauty. Here it refers to life itself as something precious and beautiful.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Once sacrificed life’s loveliness for me” treats loveliness as beauty worth protecting; “The loveliness of the ordinary cup” finds beauty in domestic detail; “A loveliness too brief for praise” connects beauty with transience; “In her loveliness, the ruined street flowered” lets the abstract noun become an ethical counterweight to devastation
Additional Notes
The word is literary and slightly elevated in the quoted line, so it may be less familiar than the simpler word 'beauty'.; Found in the poem, I thank thee God, that I have lived by Elizabeth Craven
Also Known As
beauty charm grace allure
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