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loveable

loveable

16 1.0
Easy to like and care about because of kind or funny actions
  • adjective
  • /ˈlʌvəbl/
  • UK
: adorable
  • Everyone in the family adored their new puppy because he was so loveable.

What is that lovable scamp up to this time?

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Examples

  • As a result, these children will begin to value and view themselves as "loveable" and "worthwhile."

    Academic text (2000)

  • Off the field, he was a loveable person.

    Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)

  • I am healthy, I am lovable, I am loved.

  • Well, there were such lovable characters that, you know, we thought it was cool.

  • And you can't get much more loveable than that.

    Hollidaysburg (2014)

  • But cats are lovable and will fit in a box, right?

  • I am deeply, deeply lovable just the way I am.

  • And we got lovable cousin Carl over here.

  • And you know, I think you are correct when you say that he's this like lovable, you know, kind human.

  • You're so totally loveable!

    Strange Magic (2015)

Synonyms

adorable
vsloveable
318 1.0

Very cute in a way that makes people love it

is more general in affection and not mainly childlike charm
appealing
vsloveable
168 2.3

Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea

tends to attract or interest rather than inspire deep affection
lovable
vsloveable
50 1.3

A person or animal that people like because they are kind

has identical meaning but is spelled with an extra e
likable
vsloveable
  • US
49 1.0

Pleasant and friendly that makes other people feel warm toward you

suggests stronger emotional warmth rather than simple pleasantness
endearing
vsloveable
36 3.5

Causing people to like someone because they are cute or kind

is broader and can inspire affection without innocence
likeable
vsloveable
  • UK
26 1.0

Nice and friendly so people feel warm toward you

expresses deeper affection and commitment rather than casual regard
agreeable
vsloveable
22 1.0

Pleasant to be with or to experience

is weaker giving mild liking not deep emotional attachment
amiable
vsloveable
19 3.4

Friendly and pleasant in a way people like

is about inspiring warmer affection beyond mere friendliness
lovely
vsloveable
17 1.1

A person or thing that is attractive and makes you happy

is more about deep affectionate qualities than outward charm
lovesome
vsloveable
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Warm and gentle in a way that makes people want to care for it

is similar but focuses more on easy capacity for affection

Antonyms

repulsive
54 5.5

Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell

unlovable
  • Offensive
5 6.1

Hard for people to like or feel close to

How Lovable

irresistible
87 3.8
lovely
∞ 1.0
loveable
  • UK
16 1.0
likable
  • US
49 1.0
unlovable
  • Offensive
5 6.1

Surface Forms

loveable positive
loveabler comparative
lovabler comparative
lovable positive
loveablest superlative
lovablest superlative

Morphology

loveable = love (transparent) = love + able

The word 'loveable' is transparently derived from 'love' with the suffix '-able', indicating the quality of being able to inspire love.

Etymology

The word loveable comes from love plus the ending -able, which means 'can be'. So something loveable is 'can be loved' or easy to love.