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álainn — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beautiful adj Having qualities that give great pleasure to look at, hear, or experience.
  • cute adj Attractive in a charming, often small or youthful way.
  • dreamy adj Having a vague, hazy, or dreamlike quality.
  • fair adj Treating people equally and reasonably; just.
  • fit adj Physically healthy and in good shape.
  • gorgeous adj Extremely beautiful, dazzling, or richly attractive.

Senses

álainn is used for these senses in English:

  • beautiful Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]
  • beautiful Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful. [from 1860s]
  • cute Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
  • dreamy (colloquial) Sexy; handsome; attractive.
  • fair Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
  • fit (British, informal, chiefly, slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
  • gorgeous (of a person or place, sometimes, endearing) Very beautiful.

cute — full definition

  1. adj Attractive in a charming, often small or youthful way.
  2. adj Trying too hard to be clever or charming, in a way that can seem forced.

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