lovely

¹love·ly

adjective \ˈləv-lē\

love·li·erlove·li·est

Definition of LOVELY

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

— love·li·ly \ˈləv-lə-lē\ adverb

— love·li·ness \ˈləv-lē-nəs\ noun

— lovely adverb

Examples of LOVELY

1. She was wearing a lovely dress.
2. a lovely bouquet of flowers
3. The song has a lovely melody.
4. The hotel has a lovely view.
5. We enjoyed a lovely dinner.
6. a singer with a lovely voice
7. Their children have lovely manners.
8. How lovely of you to come!
9. 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

Antonyms

atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched

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

²lovely

noun

plural lovelies

Definition of LOVELY

1

: a beautiful woman

2

: a lovely object

Examples of LOVELY

1. A chorus line of young lovelies danced on the stage.

First Known Use of LOVELY

1652