a. [ Compar. Lovelier superl. Loveliest. ] [ AS. luflic. ] 1. Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner. “Lovely to look on.” Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ] Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely. Robert of Brunne. [ 1913 Webster ] If I had such a tire, this face of mine
Were full as lovely as is this of hers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship. [ 1913 Webster ] A most lovely gentlemanlike man. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Loving; tender. [ Obs. ] “A lovely kiss.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Many a lovely look on them he cast. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody. [ 1913 Webster ] Indeed these fields
Are lovely, lovelier not the Elysian lawns. Tennyson. Syn. -- Beautiful; charming; delightful; delectable; enchanting; lovable; amiable. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
