lovely
English
/ˈlʌvli/
adj
Definitions
- Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
- Very nice, wonderful.
- (obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
- (obsolete) Loving, filled with love.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lovely inherited from Old English luflīc (lovable, loving, amiable) suffix from English love.
Origin
English
love
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antilove English
- cyberlove English
- forelove English
- lack-love English
- ladylove English
- leaflove English
- lovability English
- lovable English
- love English
- love apple English
- love feast English
- love-shy English
- loveable English
- loveaholic English
- lovebead English
- lovebird English
- lovebot English
- lovebud English
- lovebug English
- loved English
- loveday English
- lovedom English
- lovee English
- lovefest English
- loveful English
- lovekin English
- loveless English
- lovelify English
- lovelight English
- lovelike English
- lovelily English
- loveliness English
- loveling English
- lovelock English
- lovelore English
- lovemaker English
- lovemaking English
- lovemap English
- lovemate English
- lovemobile English
- lovemonger English
- loveness English
- lover English
- lovered English
- loveship English
- lovesick English
- lovesome English
- lovest English
- lovestone English
- lovetap English
- loveteam English
- loveth English
- loveworthy English
- lovey English
- lovez English
- lovie English
- lovish English
- mislove English
- money-love English
- motherlove English
- nonlove English
- outlove English
- overlove English
- relove English
- self-love English
- truelove English
- unlove English
- unloveliness English
- unlovely English
- lovettaa Finnish
- ラブ Japanese
- ラブホテル Japanese
- luflīc Old English
- love Middle English
- lovely Middle English
- lovelyly Middle English
- unlovely Middle English
- löf Volapük
- lav Tok Pisin
- lavim Tok Pisin
- alobi Sranan Tongo
- lobi Sranan Tongo
- lobi Aukan
- love
- lovee
- loved
- lovez
- lovey
- lover
- lovie
- lovish
- relove
- lovest
- unlove
- loveth
- lovebug
- lovebot
- nonlove
- lovetap
- loveful
- lovekin
- lovable
- lovemap
- outlove
- lovebud
- mislove
- lovedom
- loveday
- lovered
- truelove
- unlovely
- love-shy
- lovelock
- loveness
- lovesome
- lovelily
- loveship
- lovebird
- lovelore
- loveable
- leaflove
- ladylove
- lovelify
- lovesick
- lovebead
- loveless
- overlove
- antilove
- lovefest
- forelove
- loveling
- lovelike
- loveteam
- lovemate
- lovemaker
- cyberlove
- lovestone
- lack-love
- lovelight
- self-love
- love feast
- loveworthy
- loveaholic
- lovability
- loveliness
- lovemaking
- motherlove
- love apple
- lovemobile
- money-love
- lovemonger
- unloveliness