"lovable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlʌvəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lovable.wav Forms: more lovable [comparative], most lovable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English lovable, loveable, luffeabill, lufabul, equivalent to love + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lovable}} Middle English lovable, {{af|en|love|-able}} love + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} lovable (comparative more lovable, superlative most lovable)
  1. Inspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute. Synonyms: loveable Translations (inspiring love): обичен (običen) (Bulgarian), симпатичен (simpatičen) (Bulgarian), amable (Catalan), 可愛 (Chinese Mandarin), 可爱 (kě'ài) (Chinese Mandarin), líbezný (Czech), elskverdig (Danish), beminnelijk (Dutch), aminda (Esperanto), rakastettava (Finnish), herttainen (Finnish), aimable (French), adorable (French), amable (Galician), liebenswert (German), reizend (German), αξιαγάπητος (axiagápitos) (Greek), szerethető (Hungarian), szeretetre méltó (Hungarian), szeretni való (Hungarian), kedves (english: cute, nice) (Hungarian), aranyos (Hungarian), grámhar (Irish), adorabile (Italian), amabile (Italian), 愛らしい (airashii) (Japanese), amābilis (Latin), mateoha (Maori), lovable (Middle English), lovesom (Middle English), leeftolich (Plautdietsch), amável (Portuguese), ми́лый (mílyj) (Russian), adorable (Spanish), amable (Spanish), älskvärd (Swedish), sevilen (Turkish), đáng yêu (Vietnamese), dễ thương (Vietnamese)
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Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /luˈvaːblə/, /luˈvaːbəl/
Etymology: From loven (“to love”) + -able. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|lovable}}, {{af|enm|loven|-able|id1=to love|t1=to love}} loven (“to love”) + -able Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} lovable, {{enm-adj}} lovable
  1. Lovable (deserving love) Synonyms: lovesom
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  2. Friendly, affectionate (providing love) Categories (topical): Health, Love Synonyms: lovely, lovesom
    Sense id: en-lovable-enm-adj-Wj2yaF3n Disambiguation of Health: 3 59 0 38 Disambiguation of Love: 15 71 0 15 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 4 16 1 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loveable, lufabul, luff-able, luffeabill [Northern]
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /lɔːˈvaːblə/, /lɔːˈvaːbəl/, /luˈvaːblə/, /luˈvaːbəl/
Etymology: From loven (“to praise”) + -able. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|praiseworthy}}, {{af|enm|loven|-able|id1=to praise|t1=to praise}} loven (“to praise”) + -able Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} lovable, {{enm-adj}} lovable
  1. praiseworthy, commendable, excellent
    Sense id: en-lovable-enm-adj-O6BIeRor
  2. nonharmful, healthful
    Sense id: en-lovable-enm-adj-MkOuwjzc Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 4 16 1 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loveable, lovabille, lovabil, lovabile [Northern]
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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