LOVELIER

LOVELY

lovely

(adjective) appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

adorable, endearing, lovely

(adjective) lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

lovelier

comparative form of lovely

Source: Wiktionary

LOVELY

Love"ly, a. [Compar. Lovelier; superl. Loveliest.] Etym: [AS. luflic.]

1. Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner. "Lovely to look on." Piers Plowman. Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely. Robert of Brunne. If I had such a tire, this face of mine Were full as lovely as is this of hers. Shak.

2. Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship. A most lovely gentlemanlike man. Shak.

3. Loving; tender. [Obs.] "A lovely kiss." Shak. Many a lovely look on them he cast. Chaucer.

4. Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody. Indeed these fields Are lovely, lovelier not the Elysian lawns. Tennyson.

Syn.

– Beautiful; charming; delightful; delectable; enchanting; lovable; amiable.

Love"ly, adv.

Definition: In a manner to please, or to excite love. [Obs. or R.] Tyndale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition