lovelyadjective
uk/ˈlʌv.li/us/ˈlʌv.li/lovely adjective (ENJOYABLE)
A2 mainly UK pleasant or enjoyable:
a lovely meal/evening
We had a lovely time with them.
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- It was lovely to see your mum and dad at the school concert last night.
- Thank you for such a lovely evening.
- We spent a lovely week by the sea this year.
- We had a lovely Christmas.
- "Red wine or white?" "I'm not fussy - either would be lovely."
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Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- all things to all people idiom
- attractive
- banging
- be better than sex idiom
- brighten
- do sb the world of good idiom
- dreamy
- ducky
- enchant
- engaging
- jolly
- keep on the right side of sb idiom
- keep sb sweet idiom
- knock
- leafy
- lighten
- make sb's day idiom
- quench
- tickle
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lovely adjective (BEAUTIFUL)
A2 mainly UK beautiful:
She has lovely eyes.
You look lovely in that dress.
Thank you for the lovely present.
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- The bedroom was painted a lovely cool blue.
- The countryside around there is lovely.
- You really should go and see the lovely medieval court in the castle.
- A lovely blonde creature walked into the room.
- Ah, what a lovely baby!
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Attractive
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable
- aesthetic
- alluring
- angelic
- disarm
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- elegant
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental
- photogenic
- photograph
- picture
- sylphlike
- well built
- winning
- winsome
- zaftig
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lovely adjective (KIND)
used to describe a person who is kind, friendly, and pleasant to be with:
He's a lovely guy.
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Kind & thoughtful
- accommodating
- attentive
- avuncular
- be all heart idiom
- be big of sb idiom
- benign
- consideration
- diplomatic
- fatherly
- good-hearted
- good-natured
- goodwill
- gracious
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- obliging
- open-hearted
- supportive
- well meant
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loveliness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈlʌv.li.nəs/us/ˈlʌv.li.nəs/
She was a vision of loveliness in her wedding dress.
lovelynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlʌv.li/us/ˈlʌv.li/old-fashioneda sexually attractive woman:
Simon was there with the usual bevy of lovelies.