lovely

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/ˈlʌv.li/

adj 5noun 3name 2adv 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, sound

The garden looks lovely with all the spring flowers blooming in bright colors.

ADV

breathtakingly, particularly, really, very

The garden was particularly lovely in spring when all the flowers bloomed.

absolutely, perfectly, quite, utterly, wholly

The weather was perfectly lovely for our picnic in the park yesterday.

rather

hauntingly

The old photograph showed a hauntingly lovely face that seemed familiar but remained mysterious.

Definitions

adj

Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.

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

The music box plays a lovely melody.

Nice; wonderful.

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

It is a lovely night, and why should we not prolong our ride a little?"

Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.

a most lovely gentlemanlike man

Loving, filled with love.

seal the title with a lovely kiss

noun

An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.

a calendar depicting young lovelies in bikinis

"I'd sooner be on the stage than anywhere else." "You mean you like being cocked up in front of an audience with nothing much on and getting a thrill out of being what those idiotic newspapers call a Lovely or a Glamour Girl. With all the damned glamour on the stage and none off it."

Term of fond address.

Goodbye, my lovely.

But where do you go to my lovely / When you're alone in your bed?

A lovely object.

In Montréal, the summer months bring in a huge variety of fruits and vegetables and this is the time to preserve them. Preserving can also refer to the storage of these fiber and vitamin rich lovelies.

May Bell ironed the last ruffle and then hung the dress in the wardrobe next to her other lovelies.

adv

In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.

She's not everyone's cup of tea, what with the way she speaks her mind and doesn't always do her hair in the morning, but she scrubs up lovely.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model

pin-up

adjective — lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

adorable
endearing

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

what a lovely day

The day is lovely.

Example Bank

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

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The music box plays a lovely melody.

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The castle garden enchants visitors with its lovely blooms.

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a calendar depicting young lovelies in bikinis

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"I'd sooner be on the stage than anywhere else." "You mean you like being cocked up in front of an audience with nothing much on and getting a thrill out of being what those idiotic newspapers call a

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Tom Bower’s 2024 book, The House of Beckham, painted a rather snide portrait of the marriage, in which Beckham is constantly surrounded by lovelies, and Victoria is in a constant huff about it.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, lovely is marked as obsolete, informal, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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