Main Entry: ¹love·ly

Pronunciation: \ˈləv-lē\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): love·li·er; love·li·est

Date: before 12th century

1 obsolete : lovable
2 : delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace : attractive
3 : grand, swell <what a lovely morning>
4 : eliciting love by moral or ideal worth

synonyms see beautiful

— love·li·ly \ˈləv-lə-lē\ adverb

— love·li·ness \ˈləv-lē-nəs\ noun

— lovely adverb