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Adjective

She was wearing a lovely dress.

a lovely bouquet of flowers

The song has a lovely melody.

The hotel has a lovely view.

We enjoyed a lovely dinner.

a singer with a lovely voice

Their children have lovely manners.

How lovely of you to come!

It was lovely to have you here!

Noun

A chorus line of young lovelies danced on the stage.

Recent Examples on the Web

But her work is lovely and expressive and not to be hurried — not by her own process, which is assured and meticulous, and certainly not by the camera peeking quietly over her shoulder.

—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023

That was totally out of the blue, but very validating, very lovely and very rare.

—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023

Suddenly you’re faced with a fashionable dilemma echoed by the collections throughout couture week: lovely or daring?

—Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2023

Now, the new church is lovely.

—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023

Her previous recipes have included homemade marmalade, ratatouille, pasta from scratch, and tzatziki dip, which all sound lovely and nonthreatening.

—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 31 Mar. 2023

This one would be lovely for roses, jasmine, or grapes.

—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023

And Gretchen Mol is lovely and talented, but gay men don’t go on Twitter and call Gretchen Mol Mother.

—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2023

Ward, the only member of her family who left and went to college, writes about the grip of the familiar, capturing the sadness in a lyrical and lovely way.

—Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023

No, Colin Frissell hooking up with the three lovelies in Wisconsin.

—Kyle Smith, National Review, 10 Dec. 2019

The vegetables: Along with the summer lovelies mentioned above, some people get all crazy and put mushrooms in their ratatouille.

—James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2019

Here are some of the lovelies that were arrested recently — the Berkeley deal.

—Fox News, 29 Aug. 2018

Scott Rubin was asked to write jokes for National Lampoon’s Strip Poker, a witless pay-per-view series featuring Kaelin and a group of lovelies (including Olivia Munn, then known as Lisa) at the Hedonism II nudist resort in Jamaica.

—Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017

The Observer resolved then and there to award these two lovelies his first Mellow MoonPie award, for grit and glimmer in the face of death.

—The Masked Observer, AL.com, 31 Jan. 2018

Of these desirable lovelies, only Mabel (who is also played by the gamely resourceful Omar) opens her heart to poor forlorn Freddy.

—Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, 26 Jan. 2018

Its Instagram feed for its men’s line, for example, which has more than 855,000 followers, is a cornucopia of F.O.M.O.-inducing shots of stylish young lovelies cavorting in exotic locales wearing cool watches.

—Alex Williams, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017

Lunch or dinner isn’t complete without a stop at the pretty-as-a-picture pastry case, with lovelies like chocolate caramel tartlets lined up inside.

—Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2017

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Other forms: loveliest; lovelier; lovelily; lovelies

You’ve probably heard the adjective lovely to describe something good looking, but did you know that, as a noun, lovely refers, specifically, to a beautiful girl employed as a photographer’s model?

From the Old English luflic “affectionate, loveable,” comes lovely, an adjective that describes a person’s or thing’s attractiveness. Find the word love in there — it’s something so attractive you can’t help but love it. Lovely can also refer to something delightful. For example, a pretty selection of cakes and pastries arranged on a doily could be described as lovely. Anything from your girlfriend to a fresh coat of red paint on your motorcycle can be lovely.

Definitions of lovely

adjective

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

synonyms:

adorable, endearing

lovable, loveable

having characteristics that attract love or affection
adjective

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

Synonyms:

beautiful

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
noun

a very pretty girl who works as a photographer’s model

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lovely

lovely [ˊlʌvlɪ]

1) краси́вый, прекра́сный;

разг.

восхити́тельный

2)

амер.

привлека́тельный, ми́лый

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > lovely
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lovely

Персональный Сократ > lovely
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lovely

прекрасный
имя прилагательное:

имя существительное:

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > lovely
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lovely

[‘lʌvlɪ]

adj

красивый, прекрасный

The song is lovely in its simplicity. — Песенка чудесна по своей простоте.

It was lovely to ski on the fresh snow. — Было очень приятно идти на лыжах по свежему снегу.

It was lovely to be home again. — Было чудесно вновь быть дома.

— lovely girl

— lovely face
— lovely day
— lovely hair
— day was lovely for a trip
— place is lovely for a holiday

USAGE:

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > lovely
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lovely

1. [ʹlʌvlı]

разг.

красотка

come here, my lovely! — иди сюда, красавица!

2. [ʹlʌvlı]

1. красивый, очаровательный, привлекательный

2.

восхитительный, очаровательный; приятный

lovely view [sunset] — восхитительный вид [закат]

to have a lovely time — весело /приятно/ провести время

4. замечательно!, отлично!

НБАРС > lovely
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lovely

LOVABLE, LOVELY

Lovable (преимущественно о людях) означает ‘привлекательный, милый’: lovable child, lovable actress. Lovely (о людях, предметах и явлениях) имеет значение ‘красивый, прекрасный’: lovely woman, lovely song, lovely rose tree.

Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > lovely
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lovely

ˈlʌvlɪ
1. прил.
1) красивый, прекрасный, привлекательный lovely girl ≈ красивая девушка lovely picture ≈ красивая картина
2) разг. отличный, восхитительный to have a lovely time ≈ отлично провести время Syn: agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, captivating, charming, delicious, delightful, delightsome, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, adorable, pleasing, ravishing, taking, tempting, winning, winsome
2. сущ.;
разг.
1) красотка, сексапильная женщина
2) любовница( разговорное) красотка — filmdom lovelies красотки экрана — come here, my *! иди сюда, красавица! красивый, очаровательный, привлекательный — * woman обаятельная женщина — * flowers прелестные цветы (разговорное) восхитительный, очаровательный, приятный — * melody чудесная мелодия — * scent дивный запах — * view восхитительный вид — to have a * time весело /приятно/ провести время прекрасный (духовно) — * character возвышенный характер в грам. знач. междом.: замечательно!, отлично!
lovely красивый, прекрасный;
разг. восхитительный ~ разг. красотка (на журнальной обложке) ~ амер. привлекательный, милый

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > lovely
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lovely

1. n разг. красотка

2. a красивый, очаровательный, привлекательный

3. a разг. восхитительный, очаровательный; приятный

4. a прекрасный

5. a замечательно!, отлично!

Синонимический ряд:

1. appealing (adj.) alluring; appealing; bewitching; captivating; charming; enchanting; engaging; enticing; entrancing; fascinating; fetching; magnetic; prepossessing; sweet; tempting; winning; winsome

2. pretty (adj.) attractive; beauteous; beautiful; comely; disarming; elegant; exquisite; fair; good-looking; gorgeous; graceful; handsome; lovable; personable; pleasing; pretty; pulchritudinous; ravishing; stunning; well-favored

3. beauty (noun) beauty; belle; eyeful; knockout; looker; stunner

Антонимический ряд:

disgusting; hideous; horrible; repugnant; ugly; unappealing; unpleasant

English-Russian base dictionary > lovely
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lovely

[‘lʌvlɪ]
1.

прил.

1) красивый, прекрасный, привлекательный

2)

разг.

отличный, восхитительный

Syn:

agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, captivating, charming, delicious, delightful, delightsome, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, adorable, pleasing, ravishing, taking, tempting, winning, winsome

2.

;

разг.

1) красотка, сексапильная женщина

Англо-русский современный словарь > lovely
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lovely

Yes, my lovely — Да, дорогая

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > lovely
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lovely

[ˈlʌvlɪ]

lovely красивый, прекрасный; разг. восхитительный lovely разг. красотка (на журнальной обложке) lovely амер. привлекательный, милый

English-Russian short dictionary > lovely
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lovely

Looked very lovely — Необыкновенно хороша
Lovely green water — Прекрасная зеленая вода

English-Russian phrases dictionary > lovely
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lovely

[‘lʌvlɪ]

1) Общая лексика: восхитительный, замечательно!, красивый, любезный, миленький, миловидный, отлично!, очаровательный, прекрасный, прелестный, привлекательный, приятный, славный, чудный, прекрасный , благостный

2) Разговорное выражение: красотка , очень приятно

3) Американизм: милый

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > lovely
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lovely

[`lʌvlɪ]

красивый, прекрасный, привлекательный

отличный, восхитительный

красотка, сексапильная женщина

любовница

Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > lovely
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lovely

1) красивый, прекрасный;

collocation

восхитительный

2)

amer.

привлекательный, милый

красотка (на журнальной обложке)

* * *

(a) красивый; прелестный

* * *

красивый, прекрасный, привлекательный

* * *

[love·ly || ‘lʌvlɪ]
красотка
красивый, привлекательный, прелестный, восхитительный, чудный, прекрасный, милый

* * *

великолепен

великолепный

восхитителен

восхитительный

дивен

дивный

замечателен

замечательный

красив

красивый

мил

милый

превосходен

превосходный

хорош

хороший

* * *

1. прил.
1) красивый
2) разг. отличный
2. сущ.; разг.
1) красотка, сексапильная женщина
2) любовница

Новый англо-русский словарь > lovely
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lovely

English-Russian media dictionary > lovely
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lovely

красивый, прекрасный
See beautiful, .

English-Russian word troubles > lovely
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lovely

English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > lovely
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Lovely!

Отлично!

Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Lovely!
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lovely

The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > lovely

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См. также в других словарях:

Lovely — Love ly, a. [Compar. {Lovelier}; superl. {Loveliest}.] [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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lovely — may refer to:In music: * Lovely (album), an album by The Primitives * Lovely (Jocelyn Enriquez album) * Lovely , a single by Bubba Sparxxx from his album Dark Days, Bright Nights * Lovely , a song by Suicidal Tendencies from their album… … Wikipedia
Lovely — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Lovely (Kentucky) Lovely (Pennsylvania) Personen: Pete Lovely (1926–2011), US amerikanischer Autorennfahrer Sonstiges: Lovely (Film), 2001 Lovely Music, US amerikanisches Platten Label … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lovely — (Zao,Япония) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 989 0916 Мияги, Zao, Togatta Onsen Uenohara 168 … Каталог отелей
Lovely — (Флоренция,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: via scipione ammirato 94A, Лунгарно дель Темпио … Каталог отелей
lovely — [luv′lē] adj. lovelier, loveliest [ME luvelich < OE luflic] having those qualities that inspire love, affection, or admiration; specif., a) beautiful; exquisite b) morally or spiritually attractive; gracious c) Informal highly enjoyable [a… … English World dictionary
Lovely — Love ly, adv. In a manner to please, or to excite love. [Obs. or R.] Tyndale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lovely — index elegant, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lovely — O.E. luflic affectionate, loveable; see LOVE (Cf. love) (n.) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). The modern sense of lovable on account of beauty, attractive is from c.1300, applied indiscriminately to all pleasing material objects, from a piece of plum cake to a … Etymology dictionary
lovely — *beautiful, fair, comely, pretty, bonny, handsome, beauteous, pulchritudinous, good looking Analogous words: alluring, enchanting, charming, attractive (see under ATTRACT): *delightful, delectable: exquisite, delicate, dainty, rare (see CHOICE)… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lovely — [adj] beautiful, charming; agreeable admirable, adorable, alluring, amiable, attractive, beauteous, bewitching, captivating, comely, dainty, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, exquisite, fair, good… … New thesaurus

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love·ly

(lŭv′lē)

adj. love·li·er, love·li·est

1. Beautiful especially in a pleasing or charming way. See Synonyms at beautiful.

2. Enjoyable; delightful: had a lovely weekend in the country.

3. Archaic Inspiring love or affection.

4. Obsolete Full of love; loving.

n. pl. love·lies

1. A beautiful person, especially a woman.

2. A lovely object.

love′li·ness n.

love′ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

lovely

(ˈlʌvlɪ)

adj, -lier or -liest

1. very attractive or beautiful

2. highly pleasing or enjoyable: a lovely time.

3. loving and attentive

4. inspiring love; lovable

n, pl -lies

slang a lovely woman

ˈloveliness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

love•ly

(luv′lē)

adj. -li•er, -li•est,
n., pl. -lies. adj

1. having a beauty that appeals to the heart or mind as well as to the eye; charmingly or gracefully beautiful.

2. highly pleasing; delightful: We had a lovely time.

3. of a great moral or spiritual beauty: a lovely character.

4. a beautiful woman.

5. an object that is lovely.

[before 900]

love′li•ly, adv.

love′li•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

lovely — a very pretty girl who works as a photographer’s model

Adj.

lovely — appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

beautiful — delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; «a beautiful child»; «beautiful country»; «a beautiful painting»; «a beautiful theory»; «a beautiful party»

lovely — lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

lovable, loveable — having characteristics that attract love or affection; «a mischievous but lovable child»

lovely

adjective

1. beautiful, appealing, attractive, charming, winning, pretty, sweet, handsome, good-looking, exquisite, admirable, enchanting, graceful, captivating, amiable, adorable, comely You look lovely.
beautiful ugly, hideous, unattractive

2. wonderful, pleasing, nice, pleasant, engaging, marvellous, delightful, enjoyable, gratifying, agreeable What a lovely surprise!
wonderful revolting, repellent, horrible, odious, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, detestable

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

lovely

adjective

1. Pleasing to the eye or mind:

attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, prepossessing, pretty, sweet, taking, tempting, winning, winsome.

2. Having qualities that delight the eye:

attractive, beauteous, beautiful, comely, fair, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, pretty, pulchritudinous, ravishing, sightly, stunning.

noun

A person regarded as physically attractive:

Translations

جَمِيِلٌجَميل، لَطيف، جَذّاب، رائِع، فاتِنمُبْهِج، بَهيج، مُمْتِع

půvabnýrozkošnývýtečný

dejliggodherligsmuk

ihana

ljubak

gyönyörû

dásamleguryndislegur

美しい

아주 매력적인

ljubekočarljivprikupensijajen

underbar

น่ารัก

đáng yêu

lovely

[ˈlʌvlɪ] ADJ (lovelier (compar) (loveliest (superl)))

A. ADJ

1. (= beautiful) [face, figure, thing] → precioso, muy bonito, lindo (LAm); [woman] → hermoso, bello; [day] → precioso, bueno; [morning] → precioso, bonito; [food, meal] → delicioso, riquísimo
look at these lovely flowers! → ¡mira que flores más bonitas!
the house was full of lovely things → la casa estaba llena de detalles preciosos, la casa estaba llena de detalles monísimos
she has two lovely sons → tiene dos hijos preciosos
what lovely children/puppies! → ¡qué niños/cachorros tan preciosos!, ¡qué niños/cachorros más ricos or monos!
this is a lovely place for a holiday → este es un lugar precioso para venir de vacaciones
it’s a lovely day! → hace un día precioso or muy bueno
it’s a lovely day for a walk → hace un día precioso para dar un paseo
it was a lovely sunny day → hacía un día de sol precioso
we had a lovely day → pasamos un día muy agradable
you look lovely, Maria → estás preciosa, María
it’s lovely to see you again → que alegría volver a verte
what a lovely surprise! → ¡qué sorpresa más agradable!
what lovely weather! → ¡hace un tiempo estupendo or buenísimo!

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lovely

[ˈlʌvli] adj

(= beautiful) [place, house, garden] → beau(belle); [girl, woman] → ravissant(e)
They’ve got a lovely house → Ils ont une très belle maison.
to look lovely → être ravissant(e)

(= very nice) (as regards character) [person] → charmant(e)
She’s a lovely person → Elle est charmante.

[food]
Is your meal OK? — Yes, it’s lovely → Est-ce que c’est bon? — Oui, c’est délicieux.

(= delightful)
How lovely to see you! → Quel plaisir de vous voir!
That would be lovely! → Avec grand plaisir!

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lovely

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lovely

[ˈlʌvlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (beautiful, gen) → bello/a; (delightful, meal, voice) → delizioso/a; (evening, party) → bellissimo/a; (holiday, weather) → bello/a; (delicious, smell, meal, food) → buono/a
it’s lovely and warm → fa un bel calduccio
it’s been lovely seeing you → è stato un vero piacere vederti
we had a lovely time → ci siamo divertiti molto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

love

(lav) noun

1. a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing. She has a great love of music; her love for her children.

2. strong attachment with sexual attraction. They are in love with one another.

3. a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection). Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!

4. a score of nothing in tennis. The present score is fifteen love (written 15–0).

verb

1. to be (very) fond of. She loves her children dearly.

2. to take pleasure in. They both love dancing.

ˈlovable adjective

(negative unlovable) easy to love or like; attractive. a lovable child.

ˈlovely adjective

1. (negative unlovely) beautiful; attractive. She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress.

2. delightful. Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can’t remember it; a lovely meal.

ˈloveliness nounˈlover noun

1. a person who enjoys or admires or has a special affection for something. an art-lover; He is a lover of sport; an animal-lover.

2. a person who is having a love affair with another.

ˈloving adjectiveˈlovingly adverblove affair

a (temporary and often sexual) relationship between two people who are in love but not married.

ˈlove-letter noun

a letter expressing love.

ˈlovesick adjective

sad because of being in love. a lovesick youth; lovesick glances.

fall in love (with)

to develop feelings of love and sexual attraction (for). He fell in love with her straightaway.

for love or money

in any way at all. We couldn’t get a taxi for love or money.

make love

to have sexual intercourse.

there’s no love lost between them

they dislike one another.

lovely

→ جَمِيِلٌ půvabný dejlig reizend αξιαγάπητος encantador ihana charmant ljubak bello 美しい 아주 매력적인 mooi nydelig śliczny encantador красивый underbar น่ารัก hoş đáng yêu 可爱的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

What a beautiful day! (US)
What a lovely day! (UK)

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

enPR: lŭv′lē, IPA^(key): /ˈlʌvli/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English luflīċ, luflīc (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love +‎ -ly.

Adjective[edit]

lovely (comparative lovelier, superlative loveliest)

Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.

It’s a lovely day and the sun is shining.

The music box plays a lovely melody.

The castle garden enchants visitors with its lovely blooms.
- 1915, Herman Cyril McNeile, The Lieutenant and Others
  
  His pink coat was lovely
- 1923, Robert Frost, «Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening» in New Hampshire:
  
  The woods are lovely, dark and deep …
- 1977, Skip Scarborough & Bill Withers (lyrics and music), “Lovely Day”, performed by Bill Withers:
  
  Then I look at you / And the world’s alright with me / Just one look at you / And I know it’s gonna be / A lovely day
Very nice, wonderful.

It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.
(obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
  
  a most lovely gentlemanlike man
(obsolete) Loving, filled with love.
- c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
  
  seal the title with a lovely kiss

Synonyms[edit]

beautiful
charming
lovable
lovesome
loving
See also Thesaurus:beautiful

Derived terms[edit]

lovelily
loveliness
lovely jubbly
unlovely

[edit]

loverly
lovingly

Translations[edit]

Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.

Bulgarian: възхитителен (bg) (vǎzhititelen), очарователен (bg) (očarovatelen)
Catalan: encantador
Chinese: please add this translation if you can
Czech: líbezný (cs)
Danish: dejlig, yndig
Dutch: liefelijk (nl), lieflijk (nl), beminnelijk (nl)
Esperanto: aminda, bela (eo)
Faroese: deiligur
Finnish: suloinen (fi), viehättävä (fi), miellyttävä (fi)
Galician: adorábel (gl) m or f
Georgian: მშვენიერი (mšvenieri), ტურფა (ṭurpa), საუცხოო (saucxoo), საყვარელი (saq̇vareli), მომხიბლავი (momxiblavi), მიმზიდველი (mimzidveli), სასიამოვნო (sasiamovno), სანდომიანი (sandomiani), წარმტაცი (c̣armṭaci), თვალწარმტაცი (tvalc̣armṭaci)
German: lieblich (de), liebreizend (de), herrlich (de), schön (de)
Italian: bello (it), magnifico (it)
Japanese: 綺麗 (ja) (kirei)
Latin: amabilis (la), venustus
Latvian: mīlīgs
Middle English: wlonk, lefly, lovely, lovesom
Norwegian:

Bokmål: deilig (no), vakker (no)
Old English: lēoflīċ
Plautdietsch: schmock, scheen
Portuguese: adorável (pt), amável (pt), querido (pt)
Russian: восхитительный (ru) (vosxititelʹnyj)
Sanskrit: गूर्त (sa) (gūrta), मञ्जु (sa) (mañju)
Swedish: vacker (sv), härlig (sv)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: чудо́вий (čudóvyj)
Vietnamese: dễ thương (vi)
Welsh: hyfryd (cy)

very nice, wonderful

Bulgarian: прелестен (bg) (prelesten), прекрасен (bg) (prekrasen)
Catalan: preciós (ca)
Cebuano: ^{(please verify)} matahum, maanindot, gwapo
Danish: herlig
Dutch: heerlijk (nl), zalig (nl)
Esperanto: aminda
Finnish: ihana (fi)
French: magnifique (fr)
German: herrlich (de), schön (de)
Italian: stupendo (it)
Japanese: 良い (ja) (yoi)
Latvian: mīlīgs
Middle English: lovesom, lovely
Norwegian:

Bokmål: herlig (no)
Polish: miły (pl) m, mili (pl) m pl, miła f, miłe (pl) f pl, miłe (pl) n, miłe (pl) n pl
Portuguese: adorável (pt), amável (pt), querido (pt)
Russian: восхитительный (ru) (vosxititelʹnyj)
Swedish: härlig (sv)
Ukrainian: чудо́вий (čudóvyj), ми́лий (mýlyj)
Welsh: hyfryd (cy)

loving, filled with love

Middle English: lovely

Noun[edit]

lovely (plural lovelies)

(informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.

Synonyms: pretty, darling

a calendar depicting young lovelies in bikinis
Term of fond address.

Goodbye, my lovely.
- 1969, Peter Sarstedt (lyrics and music), “Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?”:
  
  But where do you go to my lovely / When you’re alone in your bed?
A lovely object.
- 2011, Theodora Floros, What’S for Lunch?: A Cooking Guide for Parents, →ISBN, page 13:
  
  In Montréal, the summer months bring in a huge variety of fruits and vegetables and this is the time to preserve them. Preserving can also refer to the storage of these fiber and vitamin rich lovelies.
- 2015, Marlys Millhiser, The Mirror, →ISBN:
  
  May Bell ironed the last ruffle and then hung the dress in the wardrobe next to her other lovelies.

Translations[edit]

attractive person

Bulgarian: красавица (bg) f (krasavica)
Dutch: lieverd (nl) m, liefje (nl) n, (je) schat (nl), oogappel (nl)
Greek: υπέροχη (el) (ypérochi)
Hebrew: מַחֲּמַדִּ֑ים‎ m pl (ma·ḥă·mad·dîm)
Spanish: hermoso (es)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English lovely, luveliche, from Old English luflīċe (“lovingly, amiably, kindly, dearly, with good will or love, willingly”), equivalent to love +‎ -ly.

Adverb[edit]

lovely (comparative more lovely, superlative most lovely)

(informal) In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.
- 2014, Neil Bartlett, chapter 18, in The Disappearance Boy‎^[1], A&C Black:
  
  She’s not everyone’s cup of tea, what with the way she speaks her mind and doesn’t always do her hair in the morning, but she scrubs up lovely.

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle English lofly, lovely (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe +‎ -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love.

Adjective[edit]

lovely (comparative lovelier or more lovely, superlative loveliest or most lovely)

(archaic) Worthy of praise.
- 1773, Thomas Boston (the Elder.), Alexander Colden, The Whole Works of the late reverend and learned Mr. Thomas Boston, Minister of the Gospel at Etterick:
  
  And so he is in the eyes of all who live to his praise. To them every attribute of God is lovely. The holiness and purity of his nature is most lovely to them.
- 1807, Erasmus Middleton, Evangelical biography:
  
  He is altogether lovely. O, all our praises of him are poor and low things!
- 1823, Church of England, Llyfr gweddi gyffredin:
  
  О praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious : О sing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely.
- 1834, David Dickson, A Brief Explication of the Psalms — Volume 1, page 39:
  
  It is the duty of all believers to join themselves cheerfully in the setting forth the Lord’s care over them, and whatsoever may make his lovely Majesty known to the world: for so he requireth the present precept and example, — sing praises to the Lord.
- 1876, John Vaughan, Trinity hymns for the worship of the three-one Jehovah in faith & love:
  
  My precious Saviour’s matchless name ; He’s wise and holy, just and true, And altogether lovely too.

Anagrams[edit]

volley

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old English luflīċ; equivalent to loven (“to love”) +‎ -ly (adjectival suffix).

Alternative forms[edit]

lofly, loveli, lovelich, loveliche, lovelie, lovelyche, lovly, lufely, luffly, lufli, lufly, luflych
luflich, luvelich (early)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈluv(ə)liː/, /ˈluv(ə)litʃ/

Adjective[edit]

lovely

Friendly, affectionate, loving (providing love)

Synonyms: lovable, lovesom
Lustful, passionate; romantically or sexually charged.
- 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Myllers Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:
  
  Many a lovely loke on them he cast.
  
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
Lovely, attractive, pleasing.

Synonym: lovesom

Derived terms[edit]

lovelyly
luflynes
unlovely

Descendants[edit]

English: lovely
Scots: luely

References[edit]

“lǒvelī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Old English luflīċe; equivalent to loven (“to love”) +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Alternative forms[edit]

loffely, loveli, loveliche, lovelych, lovelyche, lovelye, lufly, luflych, luveli
luveliche, luve-like (early)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈluv(ə)liː/, /ˈluv(ə)litʃ(ə)/

Adverb[edit]

lovely

Nicely, affectionately, lovingly (in a loving way)

Synonym: lovelyly
Eagerly, fondly, enthusiastically; with great passion.
Lustfully, passionately; in a romantically or sexually charged way.
Wonderfully, marvelously, amazingly.
(rare) Courteously; in a well-mannered way.

Descendants[edit]

English: lovely

References[edit]

“lǒvelī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lovely

Alternative form of lofly

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