lovely

[ luhv-lee ]

/ ˈlʌv li /

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adjective, love·li·er, love·li·est.

charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.

having a beauty that appeals to the heart or mind as well as to the eye, as a person or a face.

delightful; highly pleasing: to have a lovely time.

of a great moral or spiritual beauty: a lovely character.

noun, plural love·lies.

Informal. a beautiful woman, especially a show girl.

any person or thing that is pleasing, highly satisfying, or the like: Every car in the new line is a lovely.

adverb

Nonstandard. very well; splendidly.

Origin of lovely

before 900; Middle English luvelich, Old English luflīc amiable. See love, -ly

synonym study for lovely

1, 2. See beautiful.

OTHER WORDS FROM lovely

love·li·ly, adverb love·li·ness, noun

Words nearby lovely

loveland, loveless, lovell, lovelock, lovelorn, lovely, lovemaking, lover, lover's knot, lover's leap, loverly

Example sentences from the Web for loveliness

Lee makes a convincing case that the loveliness of much Renaissance art is inversely related to the moral ugliness of its patrons.

Great Renaissance Art Thrived Amid Filth |Nick Romeo |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The loveliness was made all the more unlikely by the lingering smell of smoke.

Nor’easter Brings Dangerous Beauty to Rockaways After Hurricane Sandy |Michael Daly |November 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He challenges the shades and overcomes them with the loveliness of his song.

Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us |Ann Wroe |May 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The mere mention of the name is sufficient to send visions of loveliness glimmering through the memory.

Alaska |Ella Higginson

Both spoke with tearful eyes and quivering lip of his worth and loveliness.

Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog |Anonymous
The scene filled him with rapture; the loveliness of earth and sky intoxicated him.

Cudjo's Cave |J. T. Trowbridge
Surely, I thought, no suppression of their growth can be essential to their loveliness and truth and purity!

Lilith |George MacDonald
He sat down again beside the tiller, and we sailed on in the same silence, into the loveliness of the morning.

The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice |V. Sackville West

British Dictionary definitions for loveliness

lovely

/ (ˈlʌvlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

very attractive or beautiful

highly pleasing or enjoyable a lovely time

loving and attentive

inspiring love; lovable

noun plural -lies

slang a lovely woman

Derived forms of lovely

loveliness, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

lovely

adjective, love·li·er, love·li·est.

noun, plural love·lies.

adverb

Origin of lovely

synonym study for lovely

OTHER WORDS FROM lovely

Words nearby lovely

Example sentences from the Web for loveliness

British Dictionary definitions for loveliness

adjective -lier or -liest

noun plural -lies

Derived forms of lovely

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

lovely

adjective, love·li·er, love·li·est.

noun, plural love·lies.

adverb

Origin of lovely

synonym study for lovely

OTHER WORDS FROM lovely

Words nearby lovely

Words related to loveliness

Example sentences from the Web for loveliness

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adjective -lier or -liest

noun plural -lies

Derived forms of lovely

British Dictionary definitions for loveliness