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.

Words nearby lovely

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

Origin of lovely

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

OTHER WORDS FROM lovely

love·li·ly, adverblove·li·ness, noun

synonym study for lovely

1, 2. See beautiful.

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British Dictionary definitions for loveliest

lovely

/ (ˈlʌvlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

very attractive or beautiful

highly pleasing or enjoyablea lovely time

loving and attentive

inspiring love; lovable

noun plural -lies

slang a lovely woman

Derived forms of lovely

loveliness, noun

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lovely

adjective, love·li·er, love·li·est.

noun, plural love·lies.

adverb

Words related to lovely

Words nearby lovely

Origin of lovely

OTHER WORDS FROM lovely

synonym study for lovely

Examples from the Web for loveliest

British Dictionary definitions for loveliest

adjective -lier or -liest

noun plural -lies

Derived forms of lovely