English Explanatory Dictionary

lovely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
  2. Nice; wonderful.
  3. Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
  4. Loving, filled with love.
noun
  1. An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
  2. Term of fond address.
  3. A lovely object.
adv
  1. In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.
adj
  1. Worthy of praise.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Martin County, Kentucky, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈlʌv.li/ [ˈlʌv.lɪi̯] en-us-lovely.ogg

Word forms

lovely lovelier loveliest lovelies more lovely most lovely

Etymology

From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English luflīċ, luflīc (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love + -ly.

Synonyms

beautiful charming lovable lovesome loving pretty darling

Related words

loverly lovingly

Derived words

everything in the garden is lovely lovelify lovelily loveliness lovely and Lovely Banks lovely fairywren lovely fir lovely jubbly lovely weather for ducks unlovely what a lovely day
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