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
There’s the genteel loveliness of the oval gardens and just enough of a buffer between here and Oxford Street.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
Everything should be subordinate to a general loveliness.
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Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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.
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Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Its sheer loveliness almost completely undermines the menace of that rictus on the cover.
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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.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
Everything should be subordinate to a general loveliness.
—
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Layer it with a ruffled duvet cover, ideally one with some lace trim for ultimate loveliness.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loveliness
Noun
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There’s nothing more satisfying than a poolside lunch or candlelit dinner on the beach, where your three courses total up to less than 600 calories and are still doing your brain, beauty, and microbiome good.
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All of our differences, all of our uniqueness, that’s the beauty, ya’ll.
Noun
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Using a Beatles motif, the English drew on their reserves of cultural capital to boost the country’s attractiveness at a time when the country’s citizens have an acute sense of losing their place in the world.
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By the time of The Social Reckoning, a website that was once used to rate the attractiveness of women has gone on to disrupt global politics on a frightening scale.
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“Loveliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loveliness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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