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See more synonyms for lovely on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
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. Show More
Nonstandard very well; splendidly. Show More
Origin of lovely before 900; Middle English luvelich, Old English luflīc amiable. See
love ,
-ly Related forms love·li·ly , adverb love·li·ness , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for lovelies epitome ,
exemplar ,
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charmer ,
looker ,
love ,
trump ,
essence ,
champ ,
archetype ,
nonpareil ,
best ,
cream ,
nonesuch ,
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champion ,
beauty British Dictionary definitions for lovelies adjective -lier or -liest very attractive or beautiful highly pleasing or enjoyable a lovely time loving and attentive inspiring love; lovable Show More
Derived Forms loveliness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for lovelies adj. Old English luflic "affectionate, loveable;" see love (n.) + -ly (1). The modern sense of "lovable on account of beauty, attractive" is from c.1300, "applied indiscriminately to all pleasing material objects, from a piece of plum-cake to a Gothic cathedral" [George P. Marsh, "The Origin and History of the English Language," 1862].
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