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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Mortimer said: "So very, very sad. Lovely Ted, the best companion and the greatest little chum. Going to miss him so much."
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
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
Its manufacturing sector, already under pressure from trade tensions and high interest rates and in contraction by some measures, is particularly vulnerable because its supply chains are tightly intertwined with Europe, said Lovely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
In Hartford, a handful of patrons take serious exception to Rosie’s nonperformance, as well as the continued presence of the Lovely Lucinda sideshow banner despite the unfortunate absence of the Lovely Lucinda.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing lovely
Call of Beauty: Synonyms for "Beautiful"
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