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View synonyms for lovable

lovable

or love·a·ble

[ luhv-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.

    Synonyms: affectionate, warm, tender, dear



lovable

/ ˈlʌvəbəl /

adjective

  1. attracting or deserving affection
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌlovaˈbility, noun
  • ˈlovably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • lova·bili·ty lova·ble·ness noun
  • lova·bly adverb
  • un·lova·ble adjective
  • un·lova·ble·ness noun
  • un·lova·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lovable1

First recorded in 1300–50, lovable is from the Middle English word lovable, lufabille. See love, -able
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Example Sentences

So instead of learning how to love, we’re fixated on how to attract love — or at least accumulate evidence that you are lovable.

From Time

He doesn’t sound all that lovable to Miss Manners, but then, she is not his parent.

Like many of my generation, I came to love Leachman as Phyllis, the bonkers, exasperating, but lovable, and in her way, loving friend on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

He wants to transform from street rat to lovable bunny rabbit.

At the end of the book — half-century-old spoiler alert — there is only himself, “lovable, furry old Grover,” a blue monster feeling sheepish about being scared.

What they found was that most people preferred to work with the lovable fool rather than the competent jerk.

“Adelie penguins are the most lovable, rollicking, comical kind,” the story read.

“It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys,” she said.

“We are aware that this is not exactly the most lovable of guys,” said one Cuomo aide.

When it comes to food, no state is more lovable than South Carolina.

Altogether an odd and difficult character, but with a generosity and high courage that made her very lovable.

She is one of those lovable little creatures that every body spoils!

Hadria had become more and more attached to the child, whose lovable qualities developed with her growth.

The elder Macintyre seemed to Thyrsis the most nave and lovable old soul he had encountered in many a year.

Truly, I think no man ever had a more lovable child, or a more grateful and appreciative one.

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