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lovely

see also: Lovely

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Adjective

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.
- Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely.
Very nice, wonderful.
It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.
(obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
- c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene ii]:
  a most lovely gentlemanlike man
(obsolete) Loving, filled with love.
- Many a lovely look on them he cast.
- c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act III, scene ii]:
  seal the title with a lovely kiss

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lovely

Noun

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.
A lovely object.

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Adjective

lovely (comparative lovelier, superlative loveliest)

Lovely

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