🌸 Very beautiful 😊 A charming person

lovely

9 1.1

A person or thing that is attractive and makes you happy

noun
/ˈlʌvli/

: belleza

I want to go on to my lovely, lovely wife Rebecca.
little lovelies
young lovelies
two lovelies

Examples

The lovely couple danced together under the stars.
And then a lovely little view of Vienna.
But those people are my lovely friends.
So these are the lovely ladies at our park.
OK, so our first lovely model is Lydia.
I mean, she's a lovely girl, but bring it on.
I bought my lovely bouquet which is here.
And today I'm joined by the lovely Bree and Grace.
So then we have the lovely Neil Gorsuch.
And then our lovely new friend, Hagen Hagen Wang.

Synonyms

darling

vslovely

Informal

∞ 1.0

A person you love very much

is admired for charm and attractiveness rather than deep personal love

beauty

vslovely

185 2.3

A thing that is an especially good example of its kind

focuses on charm and bringing joy rather than exceptional excellence

sweetheart

vslovely

Informal

94 1.3

A very kind, helpful person who others like a lot

is mainly about being attractive or charming rather than kind or generous

Antonyms

unattractive

37 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

Idioms

lovely weather for ducks

9.4

A joking phrase for weather so rainy that only ducks enjoy it

Compounds

lovely derrière

NSFW

9.2

Attractive buttocks on a person's body, often talked about in a playful or polite way

lovely ginge

Slang

9.9

A pleasant shade of red hair that looks bright and warm

Surface Forms

lovely singular

lovelies plural

Etymology

Lovely plural lovelies uses the same parts love and -ly, so it literally means 'something that makes you feel love' or 'someone you like a lot'. That's why people call a person or thing a 'lovely' when they mean a charming, dear, or joyful one.