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单词 lovable
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Definition of lovable in English:

lovable

(also loveable)
adjective ˈlʌvəb(ə)lˈləvəb(ə)l
  • Inspiring or deserving love or affection.

    a naughty but lovable child
    he has a lovable, sweet personality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This success was not, it has to be said, achieved through a loveable personality.
    • What do you do with a dog that is so utterly naughty, vile and sneaky but otherwise loveable and cuddly?
    • People who knew him, including his teachers, would describe him as a lovable, cheeky rogue.
    • She came back to Hampshire to live with her father, a lovable rogue who taught her how to get the things she wanted from life.
    • Paul was such a loveable character - a one-off who loved working with and riding horses.
    • I loved him from the moment I saw him because he was so cute, sweet and loveable.
    • He could also have won many more major tournaments but his lifestyle was against it - he was a loveable rogue, though.
    • From it, we emerge with an even greater respect and affection for the most loved and lovable poet of the last century.
    • Christopher is compelling and loveable in his lack of guile, but I quickly found myself pitying him rather than seeing him as an equal.
    • I was frustrated by his actions, one moment sweet and loveable, the next cold and harsh.
    • He is an extremely friendly, loveable dog, with a quiet nature.
    • This furry scrap of a creature was of course completely lovable and endearing, but only to people who like cats.
    • Before he could accept that someone else loved him, he had to believe that he was loveable himself.
    • Two lovable rogues are discussing a mutual acquaintance who has just been released from prison.
    • She'd never seem him look as sweet and lovable as he did then.
    • A lovable rogue has been recognised for his bravery nearly 100 years after his death.
    • All children need love and praise to feel confident and loveable.
    • He is a mixture of a genuine, loving and lovable personality, and a brilliant business mind.
    • A loveable and lively child he was described as a friendly and chatty little boy who always had a smile on his face.
    • The family described Gary as the life and soul of the family and a loveable rogue.
    Synonyms
    adorable, dear, sweet, cute, charming, darling, lovely, likeable, attractive, delightful, captivating, enchanting, engaging, bewitching, pleasing, appealing, winsome, winning, fetching, taking, endearing, cherished
    affectionate, warm-hearted, cuddly
    Italian &amp Spanish simpatico
    French sympathique
    German sympatisch
    informal adorbs
    North American dated cunning

Derivatives

  • lovability

  • noun lʌvəˈbɪlɪti
    • I've got friends, so I must have some lovability.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Your letter contains some pretty clear clues to the source of your jealousy - insecurity about your own lovability.
      • I'm interested to know if we're talking about influence or loveability here.
      • But some performers understand the true craft of acting; playing different people of different mettle, not just endlessly advancing stardom and lovability.
      • I adored my quota of kittens, puppies, guinea pigs, hamsters and polecats, but infant pigs have extra loveability.
  • lovableness

  • noun ˈlʌvəb(ə)lənəsˈləvəb(ə)lnəs
    • Painting, for me, had become the way to demonstrate my worthiness, lovableness, specialness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I hope that confessing the loveableness of your offspring inspires neither your rage nor jealousy.
      • This writer has a profound belief in the significance, value and loveableness of human life.
      • This love is dependant on the ‘loveableness’ of the object being loved.
      • This is the other side of his lovableness, and here again we are on altogether firm historical ground.
  • lovably

  • adverb ˈlʌvəbliˈləvəbli
    • Justin strikes poses in silhouette behind the curtain, ending with a lovably cheesy two-thumbs-up gesture.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Everything that makes him such a charming, slightly oddball singer remains, not least in the lovably mundane lyrics.
      • I adored the loveably flawed animal characters he created.
      • These endearing traits are undeniably a large part of what made Max so loveably Max.
      • Behind the lovably telegenic pontiff was a medieval despot.
 
 

Definition of lovable in US English:

lovable

(also loveable)
adjectiveˈləvəb(ə)lˈləvəb(ə)l
  • Inspiring or deserving love or affection.

    a naughty but lovable child
    he has a lovable, sweet personality
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A loveable and lively child he was described as a friendly and chatty little boy who always had a smile on his face.
    • She came back to Hampshire to live with her father, a lovable rogue who taught her how to get the things she wanted from life.
    • I was frustrated by his actions, one moment sweet and loveable, the next cold and harsh.
    • Before he could accept that someone else loved him, he had to believe that he was loveable himself.
    • The family described Gary as the life and soul of the family and a loveable rogue.
    • He is an extremely friendly, loveable dog, with a quiet nature.
    • He is a mixture of a genuine, loving and lovable personality, and a brilliant business mind.
    • This success was not, it has to be said, achieved through a loveable personality.
    • She'd never seem him look as sweet and lovable as he did then.
    • People who knew him, including his teachers, would describe him as a lovable, cheeky rogue.
    • This furry scrap of a creature was of course completely lovable and endearing, but only to people who like cats.
    • All children need love and praise to feel confident and loveable.
    • Paul was such a loveable character - a one-off who loved working with and riding horses.
    • From it, we emerge with an even greater respect and affection for the most loved and lovable poet of the last century.
    • A lovable rogue has been recognised for his bravery nearly 100 years after his death.
    • I loved him from the moment I saw him because he was so cute, sweet and loveable.
    • Christopher is compelling and loveable in his lack of guile, but I quickly found myself pitying him rather than seeing him as an equal.
    • What do you do with a dog that is so utterly naughty, vile and sneaky but otherwise loveable and cuddly?
    • He could also have won many more major tournaments but his lifestyle was against it - he was a loveable rogue, though.
    • Two lovable rogues are discussing a mutual acquaintance who has just been released from prison.
    Synonyms
    adorable, dear, sweet, cute, charming, darling, lovely, likeable, attractive, delightful, captivating, enchanting, engaging, bewitching, pleasing, appealing, winsome, winning, fetching, taking, endearing, cherished
 
 
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