lovely Definition
lovely (luv′lē)
adjective -·lier, -·li·est
having those qualities that inspire love, affection, or admiration; specif.,
- beautiful; exquisite
- morally or spiritually attractive; gracious
- Informal highly enjoyable a lovely party
Etymology: ME luvelich < OE luflic
noun pl. -·lies
Informal a lovely person or thing; esp., a beautiful young woman
lovely Related Forms
love′·lily adverb
love′·li·ness noun
lovely Synonyms
lovely
modif.
Beautiful
attractive, beautiful, pretty, graceful; see beautiful 1, 2.Charming
engaging, enchanting, captivating; see charming.*Very pleasing
nice, splendid, delightful; see pleasant 1, 2. See syn. study at beautiful.
lovely Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- altogether: To my mind you are altogether lovely; behold, thou art fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
- achingly: This is a disk of achingly lovely music at its most mesmeric - prepare to be stunned.
- truly: Val Cenis is a traditional resort comprising two truly lovely alpine villages.
- really: We went around a craft market with some really lovely locally produced stuff, much of which was also very practical.
- perfectly: When her perfectly lovely voice is heard, infrequently, it is only to provide unnecessary backing vocals.
- so: The lady there was just so lovely, she kind of just listened.
Preposition: for
wedding: Hunter green bridesmaid dresses are lovely for a wedding.
Infinitive complement
- hear: It is lovely to hear from someone in Russia.
- see: It was lovely to see Richard Burton well enough to be back selling his brooches for charity.
- watch: Eddy thought this was wonderful, it was lovely to watch him with his new sister.
- meet: It was lovely to meet your son and friend Norman too!
- look: It is easy to read and lovely to look at.
Modifies a noun
- lady: The lovely ladies sang to us each time they passed.
- beach: Watch them tackle the waves from the lovely beach in the center of Biarritz or have a go yourself.
- garden: He lives in a lovely garden below Baghdad - we rode out.
- cottage: Cozy Suffolk Cottages [ Website ] Three lovely old cottages located deep in the Suffolk countryside.
- countryside: It is set in a quiet location amidst lovely countryside.
- view: All the front rooms have lovely views to distant hills.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near lovely
- ‹ lovelorn
- ‹ lovelock
- ‹ Lovell
- ‹ loveliness
- ‹ loveless
- ‹ Lovelace
- ‹ loved
- ‹ Lovecraft
- ‹ lovebug
- ‹ lovebird
- lovemaking ›
- lover ›
- lovers' lane ›
- lovesick ›
- lovesome ›
- lovey-dovey ›
- loving ›
- loving cup ›
- lovingkindness ›
- lovingly ›

