loverly

Examples

• All

• Her loverly smile always brightens my day.

• Once you say "I do" and sign the certificate, you'll really be my loverly bride.

  Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

• I chose to open my heart to you two loverly children and your hideous primate.

  Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

• The loverly sunset painted the sky in shades of pink and orange.

Synonyms

R

romantic

vsloverly

• NSFW

636 3.9

Showing love and strong feeling between two people

is more about resembling a partner's manner than provoking passion

A

affectionate

vsloverly

56 2.2

To show warm, loving feelings to someone

is more narrowly about behaving like a partner than general fondness

L

to loving

vsloverly

41 1.0

To feel deep care for someone or enjoy something very much

is more specific to partnerlike manner than general warm feeling

A

amorous

vsloverly

16 7.0

Showing romantic or sexual feeling for someone

is more about partner manner than being primarily desire driven

L

lovey

vsloverly

9 8.3

Showing tender affection in public or toward someone close

is more about private partner manner than public affectionate display

D

dovey

vsloverly

• Informal

5 8.3

Being very loving and sweet in a way that feels too romantic

is more partnerlike and less sentimental or childish in tone

L

loverlike

vsloverly

• Literature

7.3

Showing gentle romantic care for someone

is more about resembling a partner in manner than general warmth

A

amoristic

vsloverly

9.9

Showing romantic love and feelings between people

is more about acting like a partner than broad mutual feeling

L

lovesome

vsloverly

• Archaic

9.9

Warm and gentle in a way that makes people want to care for it

is more about partner behaviour rather than simply inviting warmth

Antonyms

U

unromantic

8 4.1

Not likely to make people feel love for each other

U

unloving

2 5.6

Not showing care or warmth to other people

How Affectionate

passionate

329 2.8

amorous

16 7.0

loverly

• Literature

9.9

affectionate

56 2.2

tender

110 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology