as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
our daughter was a vision of loveliness in her prom dress
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Recent Examples of loveliness
Layer it with a ruffled duvet cover, ideally one with some lace trim for ultimate loveliness.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2026
With the inimitable Chef Devin Denzer at the helm, Atsumeru utilizes the exacting refinement of traditional Japanese technique and blends it with the discipline, color, and loveliness of Nordic fare.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Its sheer loveliness almost completely undermines the menace of that rictus on the cover.
—Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
April takes place in rural Georgia, in a region of astonishing natural loveliness that contrasts with its repressive treatment of its female population.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
All the seats were occupied by cross and weary passengers, but Laura, with her unmistakable tumbling blue-black tresses, as heavy and shining as a bird’s wing—for me her hair was, literally, the crown of her loveliness—was not among them.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2026
With the inimitable Chef Devin Denzer at the helm, Atsumeru utilizes the exacting refinement of traditional Japanese technique and blends it with the discipline, color, and loveliness of Nordic fare.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Its sheer loveliness almost completely undermines the menace of that rictus on the cover.
—Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
April takes place in rural Georgia, in a region of astonishing natural loveliness that contrasts with its repressive treatment of its female population.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
All the seats were occupied by cross and weary passengers, but Laura, with her unmistakable tumbling blue-black tresses, as heavy and shining as a bird’s wing—for me her hair was, literally, the crown of her loveliness—was not among them.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loveliness
Noun
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That’s the beauty of capitalism.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The best Korean lip tints are—and have been—at the top of their game, and as a beauty editor who almost exclusively wears them, this story practically writes itself.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2026
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Questions have been raised about the attractiveness of the region as a location for Big Tech investments after Iran targeted an Amazon data center in the country, disrupting cloud services.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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Will Arnett appears in the last two episodes as an unorthodox — think Judd Hirsch in Ordinary People, only less Jewish — New York City shrink whose attractiveness everybody randomly comments on, almost-but-not-quite saving the urban portions of those episodes.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Loveliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loveliness. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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