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Thesaurus: lovely

Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.

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  1. superl. Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
  2. superl. Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship.
  3. superl. Loving; tender.
  4. superl. Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody.
  5. adv. In a manner to please, or to excite love.
  6. adj. appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
  7. adj. lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
  8. n. a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
  9. j:99/n:1 s. appealing to the emotions as well as the eye