lovable

English

Alternative forms

loveable

Etymology

From Middle English lovable, loveable, luffeabill, lufabul, equivalent to love +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlʌvəbəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

lovable (comparative more lovable, superlative most lovable)

Inspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute.

Translations

inspiring love

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: обичен (bg) (običen), симпатичен (bg) (simpatičen)
Catalan: amable (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 可愛／可爱 (zh) (kě'ài)
Czech: líbezný (cs)
Danish: elskverdig
Dutch: beminnelijk (nl)
Esperanto: aminda
Finnish: rakastettava (fi), herttainen (fi)
French: aimable (fr), adorable (fr)
Galician: amable (gl)
German: liebenswert (de), reizend (de)
Greek: αξιαγάπητος (el) (axiagápitos)
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: szerethető, szeretetre méltó, szeretni való, (cute, nice) kedves (hu), aranyos (hu)
Irish: grámhar
Italian: adorabile (it), amabile (it)
Japanese: 愛らしい (ja) (airashii)
Latin: amābilis (la)
Maori: mateoha
Middle English: lovable, lovesom
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Plautdietsch: leeftolich
Portuguese: amável (pt)
Russian: ми́лый (ru) (mílyj)
Spanish: adorable (es), amable (es)
Swedish: älskvärd (sv)
Turkish: sevilen (tr)
Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

Middle English

Etymology 1

From loven (“to love”) +‎ -able.

Alternative forms

loveable
lufabul, luff-able, luffeabill (Northern)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /luˈvaːblə/, /luˈvaːbəl/

Adjective

lovable

Lovable (deserving love)
Synonym: lovesom
Friendly, affectionate (providing love)
Synonyms: lovely, lovesom

Descendants

English: lovable, loveable

References

“lǒvāble, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From loven (“to praise”) +‎ -able.

Alternative forms

loveable, lovabille
lovabil, lovabile (Northern)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔːˈvaːblə/, /lɔːˈvaːbəl/
(influenced by Etymology 1) IPA^(key): /luˈvaːblə/, /luˈvaːbəl/

Adjective

lovable

Descendants

Middle Scots: loveabill

References

“lǒvāble, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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