lovey-dovey

adjective

ˌlə-vē-ˈdə-vē 

: expressing much love or sentimentality

also : mushy

lovey-doveyness

ˌlə-vē-ˈdə-vē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• chocolate-box
• cloying
• corny
• drippy
• fruity
• gooey
• maudlin
• mawkish
• mushy
• novelettish
• saccharine
• sappy
• schmaltzy
• sentimental
• sloppy
• slushy
• soppy
• soupy
• spoony
• spooney
• sticky
• sugarcoated
• sugary
• wet

Examples of lovey-dovey in a Sentence

lovey-dovey songs that were supposedly inspired by his feelings for his beloved wife

Recent Examples on the Web

The breed is noted for being good with young children, and lovey-dovey toward family. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025

The two appeared on the Cobra Kai red carpet on February 12, 2024, with matching rings on their ring finger and appeared very lovey-dovey with one another. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 Feb. 2025

In short, don’t be jealous of lovey-dovey couples or parade your relationship all over social media to spite the singles — instead, have an old friend for dinner. —Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025

In Heart Eyes, a masked murderer is hell-bent on stalking and killing couples on the lovey-dovey holiday, but for some reason a pair of platonic co-workers (Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding) are in the murderer’s crosshairs. —Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025

Finally, a flick that can please every Valentine’s Day moviegoer: those who hate the lovey-dovey holiday, those who adore it, those who want romance in their Valentine’s Day movies and those who prefer their gushing more gory. —Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025

To celebrate, the couple marked the occasion with lovey-dovey posts Monday (Dec. 16) on Instagram Stories. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024

The couple looked lovey-dovey while arriving on the red carpet in Deauville, France. 04 of 16 Hedging Their Bets Now married for three years, the couple was pictured playing poker during the 2nd Annual AUFA Celebrity Poker Tournament at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Vegas in 2008. —Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024

Springers are known for their lovey-dovey nature, with the American Kennel Club describing the breed as craving company and becoming miserable when neglected. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lovey-dovey

• supernovae
• anchovy
• novae