lovely adj
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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
lovely — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ▪ The cool water felt lovely after being in the hot sun. ▪ Your idea of a day on the beach sounds lovely. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
lovely — adj. (colloq.) lovely to + inf. (it was lovely of you to arrange this party) * * * [ lʌvlɪ] (colloq.) lovely to + inf. (it was lovely of you to arrange this party) … Combinatory dictionary
lovely — adj. & n. adj. (lovelier, loveliest) 1 exquisitely beautiful. 2 colloq. pleasing, delightful. n. (pl. ies) colloq. a pretty woman. Phrases and idioms: lovely and colloq. delightfully (lovely and warm). Derivatives: lovelily adv. loveliness n.… … Useful english dictionary
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 — adj. K. Horn, 464 … Oldest English Words
lovely — adj 1. beautiful, comely, attractive, handsome, seemly, becoming, sightly, Inf. eye filling, good looking, pulchritudinous, Chiefly Literary. beauteous; fair, pretty, Chiefly Scot. bonny, shapely, well proportioned, glamorous, sexy; charming, Inf … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lovely — [[t]lʌ̱vli[/t]] ♦♦♦ lovelier, loveliest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as lovely, you mean that they are very beautiful and therefore pleasing to look at or listen to. [mainly BRIT] You look lovely, Marcia... He had a lovely… … English dictionary
lovely — love|ly W3S2 [ˈlʌvli] adj comparative lovelier superlative loveliest 1.) especially BrE beautiful or attractive ▪ She had a lovely face. ▪ What a lovely house! ▪ You look lovely in that dress. ▪ He was a lovely little boy … Dictionary of contemporary English
lovely — lovelily, adv. loveliness, n. /luv lee/, adj., lovelier, loveliest, n., pl. lovelies, adv. adj. 1. charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower. 2. having a beauty that appeals to the heart or mind as well as to the eye, as a person or a… … Universalium
