lovely
Other forms: loveliest; lovelier; lovelily; lovelies
You've probably heard the adjective lovely to describe something good looking, but did you know that, as a noun, lovely refers, specifically, to a beautiful girl employed as a photographer’s model?
From the Old English luflic “affectionate, loveable,” comes lovely, an adjective that describes a person’s or thing’s attractiveness. Find the word love in there — it's something so attractive you can't help but love it. Lovely can also refer to something delightful. For example, a pretty selection of cakes and pastries arranged on a doily could be described as lovely. Anything from your girlfriend to a fresh coat of red paint on your motorcycle can be lovely.
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lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
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appealing to the emotions as well as the eyesynonyms:beautifuldelighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
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a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's modelsynonyms: cover girl, pin-uptype of:photographer's modela model who poses for photographers
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Vocabulary lists containing lovely
From natural wonders to works of art to people, this list has words to describe everything you love to look at. For more synonym lists, explore our Say What You Mean resources.
A poem about nature is often more than just a literal description. Using seemingly simple words and a clip-clop rhythm, Robert Frost gives memorable meaning to a moment in winter. Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 7 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, maggie and milly and molly and may, Mother to Son, Haikus, It Happened in Montgomery, Monologues, The Raven, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Casey at the Bat, Outlaws and Highwaymen, The Highwayman, We Wear the Mask, Twelfth Night