lovable
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English lovable, loveable, luffeabill, lufabul, equivalent to love + -able.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lovable (comparative more lovable, superlative most lovable)
Translations edit
inspiring love
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Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From loven (“to love”) + -able.
Alternative forms edit
- loveable
- lufabul, luff-able, luffeabill (Northern)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lovable
Descendants edit
References edit
- “lǒvāble, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
From loven (“to praise”) + -able.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lovable
Descendants edit
- Middle Scots: loveabill
References edit
- “lǒvāble, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.