Lovely

/ˈlʌv.li/ · adjective

Meaning

Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace..

Definitions by Sense

1. Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
2. Nice; wonderful.
3. (obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
4. (obsolete) Loving, filled with love.
5. (informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
6. Term of fond address.
7. A lovely object.
8. (informal) In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.

Example Sentences

It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.

The music box plays a lovely melody.

The castle garden enchants visitors with its lovely blooms.

So it was this beautiful young woman Rokoff had been persecuting. Tarzan wondered in a lazy sort of way whom she might be, and what relations one so lovely could have with the surly, bearded Russian.

His pink coat was lovely

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

Then I look at you / And the world's alright with me / Just one look at you / And I know it's gonna be / A lovely day

It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.

Synonyms for lovely

Antonyms for lovely

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Word Forms

• lovelier
• loveliest
• lovelies
• more lovely
• most lovely

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