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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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
Twelve months on, 926 women are part of the Scunthorpe Lovely Ladies friendship group.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
“Fortunately we can afford to help them,” Lovely said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
“First I’ve got shoes for all of you from Lovely Orchid,” Moon Orchid said, handing them out to her nieces and nephews, who grimaced at one another.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
Vocabulary lists containing lovely
Call of Beauty: Synonyms for "Beautiful"
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