dainty vs lovely

dainty

adj
  • Elegant; delicately small and pretty. 

  • Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating. 

noun
  • A delicacy (in taste). 

  • A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event. 

lovely

adj
  • Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner. 

  • Very nice, wonderful. 

noun
  • A lovely object. 

  • Term of fond address. 

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

adv
  • In a lovely fashion or manner; beautifully. 

How often have the words dainty and lovely occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )