“Lovely”

MissAdventure

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.

😂😂😂😂😂

No need to be the teacher here!

Any point in commenting on anything at all if one is just shut down ?
Don’t bother to answer- rhetorical question.

How lovely of you to say that RosiesMaw2! I'm not the one preaching though.

Aveline

But if the word 'lovely' makes her happy then that's fine. No need to be the teacher here!

Pots and kettles!

Tenko

I use lovely a lot . And I don’t have a problem with it . Lovely is a joyful word imo. I prefer lovely to perfect .
Life’s too short to worry about words .

Dead right, you lovely lovely lady!

Dottydots

Well, I had a lovely walk up the road today and bought some lovely flowers. A lovely man then caught my eye, so I gave him a lovely smile and a naughty but lovely wink. All in all, a lovely morning.

Utterly fabulously, wonderfully, amazingly, really really lovely!

I use lovely a lot . And I don’t have a problem with it . Lovely is a joyful word imo. I prefer lovely to perfect .
Life’s too short to worry about words .

HelterSkelter1

Allira. We no longer have robins nor blackbirds in our garden because of the magpies. I too look forward to a sparrowhawk again who got a magpie last year on the grass surrounded by 4 other magpies who squawked and hopped about but did nothing to help.

There's nothing lovely about them!

Allira. We no longer have robins nor blackbirds in our garden because of the magpies. I too look forward to a sparrowhawk again who got a magpie last year on the grass surrounded by 4 other magpies who squawked and hopped about but did nothing to help.

Doesn’t bother me, it’s usually said in a pleasant way, far better than an unpleasant discourse

karmalady

lovely is a lovely uplifting cheery word, who cares if it is a cover-all. The actual word has musical tones and sounds like tinkling bells. Life is too short to think of alternative words from the dictionary

I have a lovely house in a lovely county
lovely garden
lovely magpies visit daily
lovely hobbies
lovely family
lovely clothes
and my life is full of loveliness

lovely magpies visit daily
I might disagree there, karmalady!

I thought we'd lost the squawking, harsh sounds of horrible magpies when a neighbour had a tree cut down but alas, they're back.
Hoping a lovely sparrowhawk might be along soon!

But if the word 'lovely' makes her happy then that's fine. No need to be the teacher here!

karmalady

lovely is a lovely uplifting cheery word, who cares if it is a cover-all. The actual word has musical tones and sounds like tinkling bells. Life is too short to think of alternative words from the dictionary

I have a lovely house in a lovely county
lovely garden
lovely magpies visit daily
lovely hobbies
lovely family
lovely clothes
and my life is full of loveliness

I could not agree less!
Our English language is infinitely richer than the paucity of synonyms for “lovely” implied.
You could try (in order)
Charming house, beautiful country, picturesque garden, handsome magpies (evil creatures!) , fascinating/absorbing hobbies, loving family ,flattering/smart clothes , and a life full of joy

No they don't. Sometimes it's 'This interesting lady's. That gives some pause for thought.

Thankyou Deeda. So there are lots of pleasant ladies then. Not just me!,, I was flattered at first. Still it’s nice to think that I come across as easy to deal with and cooperative. I do try to be ,most of the time,

Helter, I thought I was the only “pleasant lady”. In medical letters. But now I realise I am not the only one !!! They say it to everyone. 🤔

lovely is a lovely uplifting cheery word, who cares if it is a cover-all. The actual word has musical tones and sounds like tinkling bells. Life is too short to think of alternative words from the dictionary

I have a lovely house in a lovely county
lovely garden
lovely magpies visit daily
lovely hobbies
lovely family
lovely clothes
and my life is full of loveliness

Miss Doolittle liked it ‘Wouldn’t It Be Lovely’ . 😀

Ella Fitzgerald liked it ‘It’s a Lovely Day Today’ 😀

I am often a "very pleasant lady" in my medical letters. Charming once! If only they knew!

I think ‘very pleasant lady’ in medical letters is shorthand for co-operative and not difficult

As for ‘lovely’ - guilty as charged RosiesMaw. My dogs, my children, grandchildren, friends are all lovely, I’ll try to be more articulate

I don't mind lovely at all however many times, but "delicious" just sets my teeth in edge. Delicious lunch, delicious tea, cake etc. Aaaaaaaah

I suppose though if one were feeling super confident one day it would be refreshing -not to mention hilarious to replace the lovely’s with * distinctly average* for any of those esteemed people such as mentioned above😉

Lilypops Consultants have a code they use when describing patients. Very pleasant means that you were a perfectly nice person that he had no problem dealing with. I'm out of touch with consultants' letters now so I can't remember other (less flattering) Examples.

All have their place but not “dear”

At at centre where I did Pilates some of the staff talked a lot about physiotherapist ‘the lovely Alex’. I needed his expertise so booked, worried that I might not think him ‘lovely’. After the first helpful session I told him of my worry. As it happens he was lovely but unimpressed by the staff.
A local online notice board has many posts about lost or found cats, One poster had found a cat and was appealing for anyone who recognised the ‘lovely boy’ to get in touch. She wanted to restore him to ‘his lovely owners’ - about whom she could surely have known nothing!