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lovely
adjective
-
lovely
,
lovelier
,
loveliest
pleasant
or
attractive
in
a
way
that
gives
you
joy
or
delight
•
What
a
lovely
garden
you
have
!
What
a
lovely
garden
you
have
!
•
The
pie
smells
lovely
as
it
cools
on
the
windowsill
.
The
pie
smells
lovely
as
it
cools
on
the
windowsill
.
From
Middle
English
"
loveli
",
built
on
love
+
-ly
,
originally
meaning
‘
affectionate
’;
sense
of
‘
beautiful
,
delightful
’
arose
in
late
Middle
English
.
interjection
used
to
express
pleasure
,
satisfaction
,
or
agreement
•
“
We
finished
the
project
early
.” — “
Lovely
!”
“
We
finished
the
project
early
.” — “
Lovely
!”
•
“
Dinner
’
s
ready
.” — “
Lovely
!
I
’
m
starving
.”
“
Dinner
’
s
ready
.” — “
Lovely
!
I
’
m
starving
.”
Interjective
use
recorded
from
the
early
20th
century
,
extending
the
adjective
into
standalone
exclamation
of
approval
.
noun
-
lovely
,
lovelies
an
attractive
person
,
especially
a
woman
•
The
magazine
was
full
of
photos
of
glamorous
lovelies
.
The
magazine
was
full
of
photos
of
glamorous
lovelies
.
•
At
the
party
,
all
the
lovelies
gathered
near
the
balcony
.
At
the
party
,
all
the
lovelies
gathered
near
the
balcony
.
Nominal
use
emerged
in
mid-20th-century
British
English
,
converting
the
adjective
into
a
noun
meaning
‘
attractive
woman
’.
