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lovely
[ luhv-lee ]
adjective
- 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
- 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.
lovely
/ ˈlʌvlɪ /
adjective
- very attractive or beautiful
- highly pleasing or enjoyable
a lovely time
- loving and attentive
- inspiring love; lovable
noun
- slang.a lovely woman
Derived Forms
- ˈloveliness, noun
Other Words From
- loveli·ly adverb
- loveli·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
It adds: “Invited to pose for a photo with lovely peaceful British Friends of Israel on Saturday police refused. Look at this lot smiling with the Jew haters.”
She said her son was "such a lovely young man, and we just felt like his memory will live on and it will shine on."
"It would just be lovely to see things going forward like music projects and young people getting their lessons and improving on instruments," she said, "knowing that Harvey's legacy is helping that to happen."
And so it was nice also to hear her as somebody that, you know, came up in Hollywood at a young age in films like “Atonement” and “The Lovely Bones,” talk about how she approached scenes with her young co-star, Elliott Heffernan.
Erivo: It was lovely, actually.
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