lovey-doveyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌlʌvɪˈdʌvi/, U.S.

/ˌləviˈdəvi/

Forms: 1700s lovidovey, 1800s– lovey-dovey, 1900s– luvvie-duvvie.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lovey n., dovey n.

Etymology: < lovey n. + dovey n.

A. n.

1. A beloved person, a sweetheart. Frequently as an affectionate form of address. See lovey n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun]

darlingc888

belamy?c1225

culver?c1225

dearc1230

sweetheartc1290

heartc1300

sweetc1330

honeya1375

dovec1386

jewelc1400

birdc1405

cinnamonc1405

honeycombc1405

lovec1405

wantonc1450

mulling?a1475

daisyc1485

crowdy-mowdy?a1513

honeysop?a1513

powsowdie?a1513

suckler?a1513

foolc1525

buttinga1529

whitinga1529

beautiful1534

turtle-dove1535

soula1538

heartikin1540

bully?1548

turtle1548

lamba1556

nyletc1557

sweet-lovea1560

coz1563

ding-ding1564

pugs1566

golpol1568

sparling1570

lover1573

pug1580

bulkin1582

mopsy1582

chuck1589

bonny1594

chick1594

sweetikin1596

ladybird1597

angel1598

muss1598

pinkany1599

sweetkin1599

duck1600

joy1600

sparrowc1600

sucket1605

nutting1606

chuckaby1607

tickling1607

bagpudding1608

heartling1608

chucking1609

dainty1611

flittermouse1612

honeysuckle1613

fubs1614

bawcocka1616

pretty1616

old thinga1625

bun1627

duckling1630

bulchin1633

bulch?c1640

sweetling1648

friscoa1652

ding-dongs1662

buntinga1668

cocky1680

dearie1681

chucky1683

lovey1684

machree1689

nykin1693

pinkaninny1696

nug1699

hinny1724

puss1753

pet1767

dovey1769

sweetie1778

lovey-dovey1781

lovely1791

ducky1819

toy1822

acushla1825

alanna1825

treat1825

amigo1830

honey child1832

macushla1834

cabbage1840

honey-bunch1874

angel pie1878

m'dear1887

bach1889

honey baby1895

prawn1895

hon1896

so-and-so1897

cariad1899

pumpkin1900

honey-bun1902

pussums1912

snookums1919

treasure1920

wogger1922

amico1929

sugar1930

baby cake1949

angel cake1951

lamb-chop1962

petal1974

bae2006

1767 Wooden Bowl 18 Pronounce they never will their names, But Toll for Polly, Zimm for James; Chuck, Lovey, Dovey..and such as these.]

1781 T. Holcroft Duplicity iii. i. 31 Nay, but don't cry in earnest, lovidovey.

1858 T. Ward Flora i. i. 26 Now he's her own lovey-dovey again—he is.

1904 Daily Chron. 26 Mar. 6/5 We will..love one another as much as we can, lovey dovey.

1999 Classical Jrnl. 95 9 Casina calls Olympio her little animal, her lovey-dovey, and her honey-bunny.

2. Love; loving or amorous behaviour. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > [noun] > love between kinsmen > brotherly love

brotherly loveeOE

brother loveOE

philadelphya1677

lovey-dovey1946

1946 H. L. Mencken in Life 5 Aug. 46/2 And bring in a reign of peace, prosperity and lovey-dovey.

1992 G. Wolff Day at Beach 34 Forest rangers sort of calmed them and this led to low-key lovey-dovey.

B. adj.

Very affectionate or loving esp. excessively so; overly sentimental.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > affection > [adjective] > too affectionate

overfonda1616

over-affectionate1639

lovey-dovey1879

1879 J. MacLaren In Rash Moment II. iv. 16 Nobody who has not tried can tell the difficulty of putting down in black and white ‘lovey-dovey’ sensations you do not feel an atom of.

1900 H. Lawson On Track 65 Just as lovey-dovey talk is important to her and nonsense to you.

1967 ‘D. Shannon’ Chance to Kill (1968) vii. 91 You want to act all broad-minded and lovey-dovey with the dinges, O.K., but I got a right to feel how I like too.

1969 Sunday Times (Colour Suppl.) 19/3 There had been a fight. ‘There was none of the usual lovey-dovey stuff between them.’

2004 G. Woodward I'll go to Bed at Noon xi. 209 They were alone, sitting at a table, looking at each other with lovey-dovey eyes.

Derivatives

ˌlovey-ˈdoveyness n. the state of being lovey-dovey; excessive sentimentality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun]

sentiment1747

sentimentality1770

mawkishness1796

sensiblerie1815

sentimentalism1818

sloppiness1828

morbidezza1833

milk-and-wateriness1834

maudlin1838

soothing syrup1839

emotionalism1846

stickiness1864

slop1866

mushiness1868

saccharinity1868

sympatheticism1884

hearts and flowers1911

lovey-doveyness1923

schmaltz1934

goop1950

goo1951

schmaltziness1953

gloop1957

cheesiness1963

soupiness1963

soft-centredness1967

soppiness1974

1923 D. H. Lawrence Stud. Classic Amer. Lit. x. 210 He [sc. Melville] wanted the lovey-doveyness of perfect mutual understanding.

1968 Punch 29 May 788/3 The fond pleasures, dear upsets and general lovey-doveyness of family life.

1999 N.Y. Times 22 Jan. b3/6 One song, ‘The Schmooze’, aspires to something more than generic lovey-doveyness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lovey-dovey
释义	lovey-doveyn.adj. Brit. /ˌlʌvɪˈdʌvi/, U.S. /ˌləviˈdəvi/ Forms: 1700s lovidovey, 1800s– lovey-dovey, 1900s– luvvie-duvvie. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lovey n., dovey n. Etymology: < lovey n. + dovey n. A. n. 1. A beloved person, a sweetheart. Frequently as an affectionate form of address. See lovey n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] darlingc888 belamy?c1225 culver?c1225 dearc1230 sweetheartc1290 heartc1300 sweetc1330 honeya1375 dovec1386 jewelc1400 birdc1405 cinnamonc1405 honeycombc1405 lovec1405 wantonc1450 mulling?a1475 daisyc1485 crowdy-mowdy?a1513 honeysop?a1513 powsowdie?a1513 suckler?a1513 foolc1525 buttinga1529 whitinga1529 beautiful1534 turtle-dove1535 soula1538 heartikin1540 bully?1548 turtle1548 lamba1556 nyletc1557 sweet-lovea1560 coz1563 ding-ding1564 pugs1566 golpol1568 sparling1570 lover1573 pug1580 bulkin1582 mopsy1582 chuck1589 bonny1594 chick1594 sweetikin1596 ladybird1597 angel1598 muss1598 pinkany1599 sweetkin1599 duck1600 joy1600 sparrowc1600 sucket1605 nutting1606 chuckaby1607 tickling1607 bagpudding1608 heartling1608 chucking1609 dainty1611 flittermouse1612 honeysuckle1613 fubs1614 bawcocka1616 pretty1616 old thinga1625 bun1627 duckling1630 bulchin1633 bulch?c1640 sweetling1648 friscoa1652 ding-dongs1662 buntinga1668 cocky1680 dearie1681 chucky1683 lovey1684 machree1689 nykin1693 pinkaninny1696 nug1699 hinny1724 puss1753 pet1767 dovey1769 sweetie1778 lovey-dovey1781 lovely1791 ducky1819 toy1822 acushla1825 alanna1825 treat1825 amigo1830 honey child1832 macushla1834 cabbage1840 honey-bunch1874 angel pie1878 m'dear1887 bach1889 honey baby1895 prawn1895 hon1896 so-and-so1897 cariad1899 pumpkin1900 honey-bun1902 pussums1912 snookums1919 treasure1920 wogger1922 amico1929 sugar1930 baby cake1949 angel cake1951 lamb-chop1962 petal1974 bae2006 1767 Wooden Bowl 18 Pronounce they never will their names, But Toll for Polly, Zimm for James; Chuck, Lovey, Dovey..and such as these.] 1781 T. Holcroft Duplicity iii. i. 31 Nay, but don't cry in earnest, lovidovey. 1858 T. Ward Flora i. i. 26 Now he's her own lovey-dovey again—he is. 1904 Daily Chron. 26 Mar. 6/5 We will..love one another as much as we can, lovey dovey. 1999 Classical Jrnl. 95 9 Casina calls Olympio her little animal, her lovey-dovey, and her honey-bunny. 2. Love; loving or amorous behaviour. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > [noun] > love between kinsmen > brotherly love brotherly loveeOE brother loveOE philadelphya1677 lovey-dovey1946 1946 H. L. Mencken in Life 5 Aug. 46/2 And bring in a reign of peace, prosperity and lovey-dovey. 1992 G. Wolff Day at Beach 34 Forest rangers sort of calmed them and this led to low-key lovey-dovey. B. adj. Very affectionate or loving esp. excessively so; overly sentimental. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > affection > [adjective] > too affectionate overfonda1616 over-affectionate1639 lovey-dovey1879 1879 J. MacLaren In Rash Moment II. iv. 16 Nobody who has not tried can tell the difficulty of putting down in black and white ‘lovey-dovey’ sensations you do not feel an atom of. 1900 H. Lawson On Track 65 Just as lovey-dovey talk is important to her and nonsense to you. 1967 ‘D. Shannon’ Chance to Kill (1968) vii. 91 You want to act all broad-minded and lovey-dovey with the dinges, O.K., but I got a right to feel how I like too. 1969 Sunday Times (Colour Suppl.) 19/3 There had been a fight. ‘There was none of the usual lovey-dovey stuff between them.’ 2004 G. Woodward I'll go to Bed at Noon xi. 209 They were alone, sitting at a table, looking at each other with lovey-dovey eyes. Derivatives ˌlovey-ˈdoveyness n. the state of being lovey-dovey; excessive sentimentality. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun] sentiment1747 sentimentality1770 mawkishness1796 sensiblerie1815 sentimentalism1818 sloppiness1828 morbidezza1833 milk-and-wateriness1834 maudlin1838 soothing syrup1839 emotionalism1846 stickiness1864 slop1866 mushiness1868 saccharinity1868 sympatheticism1884 hearts and flowers1911 lovey-doveyness1923 schmaltz1934 goop1950 goo1951 schmaltziness1953 gloop1957 cheesiness1963 soupiness1963 soft-centredness1967 soppiness1974 1923 D. H. Lawrence Stud. Classic Amer. Lit. x. 210 He [sc. Melville] wanted the lovey-doveyness of perfect mutual understanding. 1968 Punch 29 May 788/3 The fond pleasures, dear upsets and general lovey-doveyness of family life. 1999 N.Y. Times 22 Jan. b3/6 One song, ‘The Schmooze’, aspires to something more than generic lovey-doveyness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1781
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