lovely
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈlʌvli/
- It's been lovely to see you, Sam.
- lovely hair
- a lovely feeling
- a lovely face
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Watch on YouTubeIt must be really lovely to see your husband.
- It must be really lovely to see your husband.
- Anyway, that was the kind of lovely humour that that Nemtsov had.
- And wouldn't it be lovely if we could, Wouldn't it?
Examples
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The man is looking into the eyes of the lovely young woman.
Academic text (1997) -
Portofino was well worth the time; it is a lovely small fishing community.
Academic text (1999) -
I hope that you have a lovely winter.
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And he told me this rather lovely sad story.
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I cannot even describe how lovely that was.
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It's situated in our lovely English countryside.
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Well, it'll be lovely to meet you one day.
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Dora, what a lovely surprise.
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Very nice and just adds a lovely little shimmery top coat.
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The garden was filled with lovely flowers that brightened up the whole area.
Synonyms
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Being pleasant and enjoyable to experience
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Pleasant to see, hear, or think about
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1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
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1.0
Nice to look at in a gentle, simple way
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Attractive in a small, pretty, or charming way
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1.0
Pleasing to the senses or feelings
623
2.0
Very beautiful to look at
517
2.7
Very good and impressive
450
1.0
Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like
323
1.0
Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment
318
1.0
Very cute in a way that makes people love it
271
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
215
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
183
3.7
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
169
2.0
Something very pleasant that makes you happy
116
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
115
1.0
Pleasant to do or experience
101
5.5
Very beautiful, delicate, and well made, like a piece of jewelry
63
1.8
Loved very much by someone
35
3.4
Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort
32
3.5
Causing a feeling of enjoyment or happiness
17
6.7
So beautiful that it makes people notice it
7
7.4
Pleasant to look at in a simple, natural way
6
9.9
Pleasant to look at, often in a gentle or graceful way
3
8.0
Very pleasant and attractive in an informal, friendly way
1
8.8
Making people feel very happy
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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Attractive buttocks on a person's body, often talked about in a playful or polite way
How Lovely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lovely comes from love plus the ending -ly, where love means 'strong liking' and -ly here means 'full of'. So something lovely is 'full of love' or gives pleasure and joy, which is why we use it for things that are beautiful or pleasant.