having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.-lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship.-loving; tender.-very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody.-in a manner to please, or to excite love.