ładny

Meaning

1. pretty; handsome; nice-looking
2. fine, nice, decent (evoking positive emotions or positively assessed)
3. (colloquial) nice, decent (such that one wants to draw attention to)
4. (colloquial) pretty; handsome; nice-looking
5. orderly

Hyphenated as

ład‧ny

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwad.nɨ/

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ladьnъ with a semantic shift of orderly > having an orderly appearance > good-looking. By surface analysis, ład + -ny. First attested in 1588. Compare Hungarian csinos.

Sentences

Zmrok już zapadał, gdy mijano jakiś ładny pałacyk .

Darkness was already falling as they passed a nice palace.

Teraz Ala da ołówek , bo trzeba narysować latarnię — będzie ładny obrazek .

Now Ala will give you a pencil, because you have to draw a lantern — there will be a nice picture.