Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - lovely

~1 comparative lovelier superlative loveliest adj 1 especially BrE beautiful or attractive  (What a lovely baby! | Her hair's a lovely shade of red. | look lovely)  (You look lovely in blue.) 2 informal especially BrE friendly and pleasant  (Richard's a lovely person.) 3 BrE spoken used to say that something is not at all enjoyable, or good  ("The cat threw up all over the carpet!" "Lovely!" | You've made a lovely mess in here.) 4 spoken especially BrE very pleasant, enjoyable, or good  (That was a lovely cup of tea. | Thank you for a lovely evening.) 5 lovely and warm/cold etc BrE spoken used to emphasize how good something is  (This bread's lovely and fresh.) 6 BrE spoken used to show that you are pleased with something  (Push it right across. That's it, lovely.) - loveliness n ~2 n old-fashioned an attractive woman  (Samantha, a nineteen year old Liverpool lovely)