lovely
Plural: lovelies
Noun
- A beautiful or attractive woman.
- a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
- An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
- Term of fond address.
- A lovely object.
Adjective Satellite
- appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
- lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
Adj
- Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
- Nice; wonderful.
- Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
- Loving, filled with love.
- Worthy of praise.
Adv
- In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.
Adjective
- Exquisitely beautiful or charming; delightful.
Examples
- a calendar depicting young lovelies in bikinis
- Goodbye, my lovely.
- He joked that the board, full of high-scoring words, was a true LOVELY sight.
- It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.
- It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.
- That LOVELY seven-letter word just guaranteed him victory in Words With Friends.
- The castle garden enchants visitors with its lovely blooms.
- The music box plays a lovely melody.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English luflīċ, luflīc (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love + -ly.
Synonyms
adorable, cover girl, endearing, pin-up, beautiful, charming, darling, lovable, lovesome, loving, pretty
Scrabble Score: 12
lovely: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlovely: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lovely: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary