how lovely
What a beauty
How lovely is an exclamation expressing pleased surprise or genuine appreciation: How lovely to see you!
It often greets good news or pleasant discoveries.
The phrase can also carry a note of polite insincerity, especially in British English, where How lovely sometimes masks indifference or mild disapproval.
- beautifulExtremely pleasing aesthetically
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- delightfulHighly pleasing, wonderful
- adorableExtremely endearing
- sweetTasting of sugar
precious · darling · gorgeous · enchanting · picture perfect · wonderful · exquisite · radiant · stunning · graceful · endearing · pleasant · heartwarming · warm fuzzies · pretty · elegant · captivating · dreamy
- Pleasantriesplease, thank you, thanks, sorry, excuse me
- sarcasmyeah right, oh please, as if, oh really, big surprise
- encouragementsyou can do it, you got this, you've got this, keep going, keep it up
- polite phrasesplease, thank you, yes sir, hello, no sir
how, lovely, love, loved, lover, lovers, loving, lovingly, loveless