“Lovely”

I don't mind lovely as long as it's not used too much. Better than fabulous or fantastic used a lot by celebrities.

What would you use instead?

Seeing as nobody seems to be suggesting alternatives, I've just googled, where it suggests, alluring, and a couple of others, and quickly moves onto gorgeous, stunning, and words that to me, are far more effusive than I'd use.

Not that I'd say I met an alluring woman,anyway.

I do try not to use lovely too much and remember words my mum used. A pleasant woman. A beautiful morning. The food was delicious. Lovely could have been used.

In Ireland - "grand" is often a reply to a question. Eg "how was your trip?"

Thank you.
That's very alluring of you.

Long time since I was called alluring. A very long time 😀

I don't like being addressed as 'lovely', it sounds patronising, 'this won't hurt, lovely..' particularly medical people.

Jane43

Not just lovely as an adjective but as a personal pronoun - people in shops seem to call me ‘lovely’ all the time eg “Thank you lovely.”

Here in Gloucestershire, you get called "my lovely".

Particularly by medical staff.

Suggestions for alternatives to "lovely ":
pleasant, charming, delightful, enjoyable , amusing, agreeable
More suggestions please!
By the way, I find that bus drivers, shop assistants and café staff are calling me "my lovely". Has anyone else experienced that? I rather like it!

I’m sure it’s meant well. What alternative would you suggest?
I think sometimes, offence is looked for where none whatsoever is intended!

I laughed when my consulatant called a lovely lady in a letter to my GP.

If only he knew....😉

Dottydots 👍🏼😁

Wonderful? Great?
I hadn’t noticed the lovely ‘thing’ now I’ll start looking out for it.
I prob over use the word nice.Did you know that nice used to mean exact or so we were told at school.

A lot of the alternative words, I just wouldn't say about someone, unless I had a close personal relationship with them, or fancied them.

Miss A, what is a simp please 🤔?

Marvellous🤭

It's an overly complimentary person, from what I can make out.
One of those kinds of people who buy the boss a present for the boss out of their own money, as well as putting into the staff collection.

Sorry, bit rambly today.
Extra words, missing words, you name it; I'm doing it.

I get the jist Miss A... thought it might be a rude word !!!

Anything that makes the world seem a "nice"! place is fine with me.

Banish the thought, Bridie.

Maybe a simp comes from simpering, come to think of it?

Finger slipped... thought it might be a rude word i could use, i learnt how to swear in sign language today, ive practised it all day 🤣😂