lovely

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Very beautiful or attractive.

   It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.

2. 2
   adj

   Very pleasant or enjoyable; wonderful.

   It would be lovely to have a little more money to spend.

3. 3
   adj

   Kind and friendly, so that people like being around them.

   Her grandmother was a lovely woman who always made you feel welcome.

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.

Topics