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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After spending a lovely, much-needed night together, Mag floats the idea of her moving in.
From Salon β’ Apr. 5, 2026
Moreno thought it would be lovely for Carpino to throw out the first pitch and, under different circumstances, it would have been.
From Los Angeles Times β’ Apr. 4, 2026
Natalie said the response they had had to the workshops was "really lovely".
From BBC β’ Apr. 1, 2026
She said it was "so lovely that anybody would bother to come up and chew the cud with you for a while"
From BBC β’ Apr. 1, 2026
βAnd such lovely harmony on the last note, too. I never tire of hearing βA Pail Full of Flounder,β as the girls like to call it, especially when sung with so much feeling.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright Β© 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.