Definitions

lovely

[luhv-lee] / ˈlʌv li /

ADJECTIVE

beautiful; delightful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alluring beautiful captivating charming delicate delicious delightful enchanting engaging exquisite gorgeous graceful handsome pleasant pleasing pretty splendid stunning sweet

STRONG

dainty fair knockout winning

WEAK

admirable adorable attractive beauteous bewitching comely delectable enjoyable good-looking gratifying lovesome pulchritudinous rare scrumptious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreeable homely horrible insignificant ordinary poor repulsive ugly undesirable unfriendly unhappy unpleasant

WEAK

awful drab unlovely unsightly

Usage

What are other ways to say lovely?

Something or someone that is lovely is attractive in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. That which is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower.

Example Sentences

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He shares eldest daughter Royalty with ex-girlfriend and model Nia Guzman, son Aeko with ex-girlfriend and model Ammika Harris and youngest daughter Lovely with esthetician Diamond Brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Mary Lovely, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics said Trump likely found little support in Congress and strong pushback from companies.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

LoKoLi – short for "Lovely Korean Life" – is a one-woman project run by Yoonsun, who creates one-off dining experiences built around Korean food and culture.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Lovely has seen the obstacles facing today’s young people in her professional research and in her own family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Lovely as they were to look at, the Sierras were frightening to think about, an icy barricade.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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