Question 1 · Quick check
lovable
CEFRB1
/ˈlʌvəbəl/
adjective
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Easy to love because of being kind or appealing.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailInspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute.
Examples
He is a man with a lovable character.
He is a lovable person.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextIn short, the old town—the lovablest, old-timiest, easy-goingest old town that ever was—sits there by the River, hugging its traditions, and hoarding its stories, of which it has enough to make a new Thousand and One Nights.
The wonder of the women of the world together, moya! And the lovablest Lima since Ineen MacCormick MacCoort MacConn O’Puckins MacKundred.
In A League of Their Own (1992), as the shouty baseball coach to an all-girls team, he's once again a curmudgeonly but lovable mentor figure.
Quick test
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English lovable, loveable, luffeabill, lufabul, equivalent to love + -able.