† unlovableadj.¹

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovable adj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovable adj.²

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovable adj.²

Obsolete. rare.

1. Medicine. Of a humour of the body, esp. choler or blood: unnatural, abnormal; injurious to health.

ΚΠ

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 24^v (MED) Of blode vnloueable bi his substance & bi adustioun..ar gendred alle pusclez crustous.

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 101 Firste, of loueable colre..an aposteme is igendred þat is cleped þe certeyne and þe verray herisiple... Thre apostemes ben gendred of vnloueable colre by medlynge.

2. Scottish. Not worthy of praise or commendation; dishonourable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [adjective] > worthy of dispraise > not praiseworthy

unpraisable?c1475

uncommendable1509

incommendable?1518

unlovablea1525

unlaudable1535

unplausible1563

unpraiseworthy1587

illaudable1589

unlucky1628

inextollible1772

unrecommendable1830

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 227 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 102 The sparrowe..Lyand in lichory laith vnloveable.

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 917 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 123 With vnloveable latis nocht till allow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

unlovableadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌvəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈləvəbəl/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovable adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovable adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovable adj.¹

rare before 19th cent.

That does not deserve or inspire love; unattractive, unappealing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adjective] > not

unlovelyc1400

unamiable?a1500

unlovable1570

invenust1623

the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [adjective] > able to be disliked

unamiable?a1500

unlovable1570

invenust1623

incongenial1797

uncongenial1799

uncongenial1805

untempting1859

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ai^v/2 Vnloueable, inamicabilis.

1814 Anti-Jacobin Rev. Dec. 653 The philosophe-beau of unloveable Stael.

1894 Ld. Wolseley Life Marlborough I. 173 An essentially worldly and vnlovable woman.

1937 K. Horney Neurotic Personality vi. 113 The conviction of being unlovable is closely akin to the incapacity for love.

1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 25 Sept. The architectural melodrama of possibly our most unloveable suburb.

2014 Observer (Univ. Notre Dame) (Nexis) 2 Dec. 1 These years of loneliness caused an insecurity in me that I was unloved and unloveable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlovable
释义	† unlovableadj.¹ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovable adj.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovable adj.² Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovable adj.² Obsolete. rare. 1. Medicine. Of a humour of the body, esp. choler or blood: unnatural, abnormal; injurious to health. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 24^v (MED) Of blode vnloueable bi his substance & bi adustioun..ar gendred alle pusclez crustous. ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 101 Firste, of loueable colre..an aposteme is igendred þat is cleped þe certeyne and þe verray herisiple... Thre apostemes ben gendred of vnloueable colre by medlynge. 2. Scottish. Not worthy of praise or commendation; dishonourable. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [adjective] > worthy of dispraise > not praiseworthy unpraisable?c1475 uncommendable1509 incommendable?1518 unlovablea1525 unlaudable1535 unplausible1563 unpraiseworthy1587 illaudable1589 unlucky1628 inextollible1772 unrecommendable1830 a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 227 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 102 The sparrowe..Lyand in lichory laith vnloveable. a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 917 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 123 With vnloveable latis nocht till allow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019). unlovableadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌvəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈləvəbəl/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and lovable adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lovable adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lovable adj.¹ rare before 19th cent. That does not deserve or inspire love; unattractive, unappealing. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [adjective] > not unlovelyc1400 unamiable?a1500 unlovable1570 invenust1623 the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [adjective] > able to be disliked unamiable?a1500 unlovable1570 invenust1623 incongenial1797 uncongenial1799 uncongenial1805 untempting1859 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ai^v/2 Vnloueable, inamicabilis. 1814 Anti-Jacobin Rev. Dec. 653 The philosophe-beau of unloveable Stael. 1894 Ld. Wolseley Life Marlborough I. 173 An essentially worldly and vnlovable woman. 1937 K. Horney Neurotic Personality vi. 113 The conviction of being unlovable is closely akin to the incapacity for love. 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 25 Sept. The architectural melodrama of possibly our most unloveable suburb. 2014 Observer (Univ. Notre Dame) (Nexis) 2 Dec. 1 These years of loneliness caused an insecurity in me that I was unloved and unloveable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹?a1425adj.²1570
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