Standard Lemma guide

lovable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlʌvəbəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: L AH1 V AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Inspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

having characteristics that attract love or affection

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a mischievous but lovable child

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loveable

Antonyms: hateful

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: обичен (običen) — inspiring love
  • Bulgarian: симпатичен (simpatičen) — inspiring love
  • Catalan: amable — inspiring love
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可愛 /可爱 (kě'ài) — inspiring love
  • Czech: líbezný — inspiring love
  • Danish: elskverdig — inspiring love
  • Dutch: beminnelijk — inspiring love
  • Esperanto: aminda — inspiring love
  • Finnish: rakastettava — inspiring love
  • Finnish: herttainen — inspiring love
  • French: aimable — inspiring love
  • French: adorable — inspiring love
  • Galician: amable — inspiring love
  • German: liebenswert — inspiring love
  • German: reizend — inspiring love
  • Greek: αξιαγάπητος (axiagápitos) — inspiring love
  • Hungarian: szerethető — inspiring love
  • Hungarian: szeretetre méltó — inspiring love
  • Hungarian: szeretni való — inspiring love
  • Hungarian: kedves — inspiring love
  • Hungarian: aranyos — inspiring love
  • Irish: grámhar — inspiring love
  • Irish: geanúil — inspiring love
  • Italian: adorabile — inspiring love
  • Italian: amabile — inspiring love
  • Japanese: 愛らしい (airashii) — inspiring love
  • Latin: amābilis — inspiring love
  • Māori: mateoha — inspiring love
  • Middle English: lovable — inspiring love
  • Middle English: lovesom — inspiring love
  • Plautdietsch: leeftolich — inspiring love
  • Portuguese: amável — inspiring love
  • Russian: ми́лый (mílyj) — inspiring love
  • Spanish: adorable — inspiring love
  • Spanish: amable — inspiring love
  • Swedish: älskvärd — inspiring love
  • Turkish: sevilen — inspiring love
  • Vietnamese: đáng yêu — inspiring love
  • Vietnamese: dễ thương — inspiring love