lovely
Usage
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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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Williams tested the market in 2021, asking for $7.5 million for the lovely residence.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
It glides by smoothly, and Ms. Mann’s lilting, melancholy songs are hypnotically lovely, but the characters’ anguish and psychological distress are only faintly sketched in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"I have lived here for 42 years, it's lovely, everyone gets together when needed. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else," Leanne tells me.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
She described meeting the monarch and receiving the honour as "lovely", adding she "never ever dreamt that this would happen".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“I didn’t expect you’d be in the nursery, my lady. It’s lovely that you take a maternal interest in the children, I must say. . . .”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing lovely
Call of Beauty: Synonyms for "Beautiful"
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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
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