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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
Etymology
Proper noun
Lovely
A surname.
Anagrams
• volley
Etymology 1
Adjective
lovely (comparative lovelier, superlative loveliest)
Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
Very nice, wonderful.
(obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
(obsolete) Loving, filled with love.
Synonyms
• beautiful
• charming
• lovable
• lovesome
• loving
• See also beautiful
Adverb
lovely (comparative more lovely, superlative most lovely)
(informal) In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.
Noun
lovely (plural lovelies)
(informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
Synonyms: pretty, darling
Term of fond address.
A lovely object.
Etymology 2
Adjective
lovely (comparative lovelier or more lovely, superlative loveliest or most lovely)
(archaic) Worthy of praise.
Anagrams
• volley
Source: Wiktionary
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
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