## Examples
- It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.
- It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.
- Her grandmother was a lovely woman who always made you feel welcome.

## Synonyms
- beautiful
- charming
- lovable
- lovesome
- loving

## Derived Forms
- lovelify
- lovelily
- loveliness
- unlovely

## Related Forms
- loverly
- lovingly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lofly
- Affix: -ly - (adv.) in a manner of

## Etymology
From Middle English lofly, lovely (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe + -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love.

## AI Etymology
Lovely comes from Middle English lofly, lovely (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe + -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love. In present-day English its meanings include very beautiful or attractive, very pleasant or enjoyable; wonderful, and kind and friendly, so that people like being around them. Related and derived forms include loverly, lovingly, lovelify, and lovelily.

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