helyes

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From hely (“place”) +‎ -es (“having, with”, adjective-forming suffix). Sense development: The original meaning was literally having a plot of land. First attested in 1211. The abstract meaning correct; corresponding to reality evolved from the above. First attested in 1527. For a similar approach, compare Russian место (mesto, “place”) > уместный (umestnyj, “relevant, pertinent”), or English in place in the sense of "proper place". The sense pretty is evolved from correct by metonymy. Compare helyre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɛjɛʃ] Hyphenation: he‧lyes Rhymes: -ɛʃ === Adjective === helyes (comparative helyesebb, superlative leghelyesebb) correct Synonyms: helyénvaló, korrekt Antonyms: helytelen, hibás Ez a helyes megoldás. ― This is the correct solution. pretty, good-looking Synonyms: szép, csinos Antonyms: csúnya, nem szép Helyes lány! ― She is pretty! Helyes fiú! ― He is good-looking! A felesége egy nagyon helyes nő. ― His wife is a very pretty woman. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Appendix:Hungarian words with ly === References === === Further reading === helyes in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.