■ adjective ( lovelier , loveliest ) exquisitely beautiful.
↘very pleasant: we've had a ~ day.
■ noun ( plural lovelies ) informal a beautiful woman or girl.
Derivatives
lovelily adverb
loveliness noun
Origin
OE luflic (see love , -ly 1 ).
■ adjective ( lovelier , loveliest ) exquisitely beautiful.
↘very pleasant: we've had a ~ day.
■ noun ( plural lovelies ) informal a beautiful woman or girl.
Derivatives
lovelily adverb
loveliness noun
Origin
OE luflic (see love , -ly 1 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004