Word Meanings - LOVABLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love. Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat. Tennyson.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of LOVABLE)

• Amiable
• Lovable
• good
• kind
• benevolent
• charitable
• delectable
• engaging
• fascinating
• agreeable
• lovely
• pleading
• charming
• attractive
• Estimable
• worthy
• meritorious
• deserving
• lovable
• praiseworthy
• Lovely
• enchanting
• beautiful
• pleasing
• delightful

Related words: (words related to LOVABLE)

• BEAUTIFUL
  Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind. A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames. Syn. -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;
• DESERVEDNESS
  Meritoriousness.
• PLEADINGS
  The mutual pleas and replies of the plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in support of their claims, proceeding from the declaration of the plaintiff, until issue is joined, and the question made to rest on some
• AMIABLENESS
  The quality of being amiable; amiability.
• CHARITABLENESS
  The quality of being charitable; the exercise of charity.
• DESERVE
  1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise. God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. Job xi. 6. John
• AMIABLE
  friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, 1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert. 2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious;
• BENEVOLENT
  Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness; disposed to give to good objects; kind; charitable. -- Be*nev"o*lent*ly, adv. Syn. -- Benevolent, Beneficent.
• PLEADINGLY
  In a pleading manner.
• ATTRACTIVE
  1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. Sir I. Newton. 2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive graces." Milton. "Attractive
• PLEASER
  One who pleases or gratifies.
• PLEASANT-TONGUED
  Of pleasing speech.
• PLEAD
  To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense, to make an allegation of
• PLEADER
  One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader. (more info) 1. One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate. So fair a pleader any cause may gain. Dryden.
• LOVABLE
  Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love. Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat. Tennyson.
• PLEASANTNESS
  The state or quality of being pleasant.
• DESERVEDLY
  According to desert ; justly.
• PLEASURIST
  A person devoted to worldly pleasure. Sir T. Browne.
• CHARMLESS
  Destitute of charms. Swift.
• CHARMER
  1. One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the power of enchantment; a magician. Deut. xviii. 11. 2. One who delights and attracts the affections.
• DISAGREEABLENESS
  The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.
• REENGAGEMENT
  A renewed or repeated engagement.
• COUNTERPLEAD
  To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
• BECHARM
  To charm; to captivate.
• ENTERPLEAD
  See INTERPLEAD
• OVERPLEASE
  To please excessively.
• INTRENCHANT
  Not to be gashed or marked with furrows. As easy mayest thou the intrenchant air With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed. Shak.
• IMPLEAD
  To institute and prosecute a suit against, in court; to sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to impeach.
• GREENGAGE
  A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage.