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
What a Lovely War opened in 1963 and was turned into a film directed by Richard Attenborough in 1969.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
Lovely flourishes remind us of Updike’s talent for light verse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Lovely as she was, I couldn’t give her the concentration she deserved.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing lovely
Call of Beauty: Synonyms for "Beautiful"
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