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Adjective: lovely (lovelier,loveliest)  lúv-lee
  1. Appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
     
  2. Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
    "The woman gave birth to a lovely set of twins";
    - adorable, endearing
     
  3. (of weather) highly enjoyable
    "what a lovely day";
    - beautiful
     
  4. Excellent
    "he did a lovely job";
    - bang-up [N. Amer, informal], bully [informal], corking [Brit, informal], cracking [Brit, informal], dandy, great, groovy [informal], keen, neat, nifty [informal], not bad [informal], peachy, slap-up [informal], swell [informal], smashing [Brit, informal], old, not half bad [informal], grouse [Austral, NZ, informal], ripper [Austral, informal]
Noun: lovely  lúv-lee
  1. A very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
    - cover girl, pin-up

Derived forms: loveliest, lovelier, lovelies

See also: beautiful, good, lovable, loveable, pleasant

Type of: photographer's model

Encyclopedia: Lovely, Little, Lonely