lovely
1love·ly
adj \ˈləv-lē\love·li·erlove·li·est
Definition of LOVELY
1
obsolete : lovable
2
: delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace : attractive
4
: eliciting love by moral or ideal worth
— love·li·ly \ˈləv-lə-lē\ adverb
— love·li·ness \ˈləv-lē-nəs\ noun
— lovely adverb
Examples of LOVELY
- She was wearing a lovely dress.
- a lovely bouquet of flowers
- The song has a lovely melody.
- The hotel has a lovely view.
- We enjoyed a lovely dinner.
- a singer with a lovely voice
- Their children have lovely manners.
- How lovely of you to come!
- It was lovely to have you here!
First Known Use of LOVELY
before 12th century
Related to LOVELY
Synonyms: A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], boss [slang], brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope [slang], down [slang], dynamite, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous [slang], fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gangbusters (also gangbuster), gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), gone [slang], grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype [slang], immense, jim-dandy, keen, excellent, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight [slang], par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat [slang], prime, primo [slang], prize, prizewinning, quality, radical [slang], righteous [slang], sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-flight, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topping [chiefly British], top-shelf, unsurpassed, wizard [chiefly British], wonderful
Related Words: acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable; better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine; classical, standard, traditional
Near Antonyms: bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactory; mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate
See Synonym Discussion at beautiful
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