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 lovely

When he does, here is a gentleness in his voice, a reflective and lovely quality that no movie he has been in has ever captured.

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Note: The egg wash both affixes the pastry to the dish and makes a lovely browned crust.

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The Daily Beast spoke with the lovely actress about the holiday movie, in theaters Christmas Day, and much more.

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From reports it must once have been a lovely old city with stone houses and a medieval quarter.

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Was it Shakespeare, in mad pursuit of a lovely boy and that voluptuous Dark Lady?

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I wouldnt have dreamed that 229 hydrangeas could look so lovely, except on the bush.

The Automobile Girls at Newport |Laura Dent Crane
It was a lovely morning and they enjoyed their walk very much.

Ella Clinton |Martha Farquharson
It was a lovely evening, very clear and cool, and twilight was sinking upon the scene.

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Mariana no sooner knew him than she loved; and her love, lovely as she was, soon excited his.

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When he reached the village, there was not a man to be seen, but only some lovely women.

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British Dictionary definitions for lovely

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 lovely

British Dictionary definitions for lovely

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

Content related to lovely

Words related to lovely

Example sentences from the Web for lovely

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adjective -lier or -liest

noun plural -lies

Derived forms of lovely

British Dictionary definitions for lovely