😊 Very pleasant 💌 Loving or romantic

loverly

1 9.9

Showing strong love or romantic feeling

adjective

Literature

: amoroso

He spoke to her in a loverly tone, expressing his deep affection.

Examples

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

romantic

vsloverly

NSFW

828 3.9

Showing love and strong feeling between two people

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

to loving

vsloverly

196 1.0

To feel deep care for someone or enjoy something very much

is more specific to partnerlike manner than general warm feeling

affectionate

vsloverly

49 2.2

To show warm, loving feelings to someone

is more narrowly about behaving like a partner than general fondness

amorous

vsloverly

16 7.0

Showing romantic or sexual feeling for someone

is more about partner manner than being primarily desire driven

lovey

vsloverly

13 8.3

Showing tender affection in public or toward someone close

is more about private partner manner than public affectionate display

dovey

vsloverly

Informal

10 8.3

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

is more partnerlike and less sentimental or childish in tone

lovesome

vsloverly

Archaic

1 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

loverlike

vsloverly

Literature

1 7.3

Showing gentle romantic care for someone

is more about resembling a partner in manner than general warmth

amoristic

vsloverly

9.9

Showing romantic love and feelings between people

is more about acting like a partner than broad mutual feeling

Antonyms

unromantic

8 4.1

Not likely to make people feel love for each other

unloving

2 5.6

Not showing care or warmth to other people

How Affectionate

passionate

359 2.8

amorous

16 7.0

loverly

Literature

1 9.9

affectionate

49 2.2

tender

126 1.6

Surface Forms

loverly positive

Morphology

loverly = lover (transparent) = lover + ly

The adjective is built directly from 'lover' plus '-ly', giving the sense 'in the manner of a lover'.

Etymology

Loverly comes from the simple word lover ('someone in love') plus the ending -ly, so it originally meant 'in the way of a lover'. That's why it can describe something loving, romantic, or done in an affectionate way.