different between beloved vs lovely

English

Etymology

belove +? -ed.

Pronunciation

Predicative adjective and past participle

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: b?-l?vd, IPA^(key): /b??l?vd/
• Rhymes: -?vd
• Hyphenation: be?loved

Attributive adjective and noun

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: b?-l?v??d, IPA^(key): /b??l?v?d/
• Rhymes: -?v?d
• Hyphenation: be?lov?ed

Adjective

beloved (comparative more beloved, superlative most beloved)

1. Much loved, dearly loved.

Translations

Noun

beloved (plural beloveds)

1. Someone who is loved; something that is loved.

Translations

Verb

beloved

1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of belove.

Alternative forms

• belovèd (poetry)
• belov'd

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?v?l?, IPA^(key): /?l?vli/

Etymology 1

From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English lufl?c (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love +? -ly.

Adjective

lovely (comparative lovelier, superlative loveliest)

1. Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
   • 1915, Herman Cyril McNeile, The Lieutenant and Others

     His pink coat was lovely
2. Very nice, wonderful.
3. (obsolete) Inspiring love or friendship; amiable.
4. (obsolete) Loving, filled with love.

Synonyms

• beautiful
• charming
• lovable
• lovesome
• loving
• See also Thesaurus:beautiful

Derived terms

• lovelily
• loveliness
• unlovely

Related terms

• loverly
• lovingly

Translations

Adverb

lovely (comparative more lovely, superlative most lovely)

1. (informal) In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully.

Noun

lovely (plural lovelies)

1. (informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.

   Synonyms: pretty, darling

2. Term of fond address.
3. A lovely object.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English lovely, loveli, lofli, lovelike, lovelic (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe +? -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love.

Adjective

lovely (comparative lovelier or more lovely, superlative loveliest or most lovely)

1. (archaic) Worthy of praise.

Anagrams

• volley

Middle English

Adjective

lovely

1. lovely: loving, filled with love

   • Many a lovely loke on them he cast.