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German
Etymology
By surface analysis, lieb + -lich. Diachronically, from Middle High German lieplich, from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz. Cognate with Dutch lieflijk, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (liubaleiks).
Pronunciation
Adjective
lieblich (strong nominative masculine singular lieblicher, comparative lieblicher, superlative am lieblichsten)
- (wine) sweet
- Synonym: (less common) süß
- Antonyms: trocken, halbtrocken
- (dated, humorous or poetic) charming; adorable; lovely (of a person, usually female and/or a child)
- Synonyms: bezaubernd, charmant, lieb, süß
- 1848, Johannes Scherr, Bildersaal der Weltliteratur, Stuttgart, p. 21 (substantival use):
- (dated, humorous or poetic) lovely; wonderful
1813, Ludwig Achim von Arnim, Ludwig Achim von Arnim's Schaubühne. Erster Band. Jann's erster Dienst, Posse, Berlin, page 200:O Glück und Wonne in lichter Sonne, / O liebliche Luft voll Blumenduft! / […] O freundliche Qellen, ihr wollt uns gesellen, / O lieblicher Wind, du führtest mein Kind.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1841, O. L. B. Wolff, Poetischer Hausschatz des deutschen Volkes. Vollständigste Sammlung deutscher Gedichte. Ein Buch für Schule und Haus, 3rd edition, Leipzig, p. 59:
1861, Joseph Schuster, editor, Der goldene Opferaltar des neuen Bundes. Ein vollständiges Gebet- und Erbauungsbuch für katholische Christen, Würzburg, page 228:
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Further reading
- “lieblich” in Duden online
- “lieblich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache