Lovable

  • 111winsome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gay, merry, lively, sportive; charming, winning, captivating; lovable, adorable, pleasant, attractive. See love, endearment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cute, engaging, entrancing; see charming .… …

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  • 112endearing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. appealing, engaging, lovable, likable; see charming . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. lovable, charming, captivating, winning, adorable, sweet, dear, cuddly. ANT.: repulsive …

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  • 113Love — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Love >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 love love Sgm: N 1 fondness fondness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 liking liking Sgm: N 1 inclination inclination &c.(desire) 865 Sgm: N 1 regard regard …

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  • 114amiable — [14] Amiable and amicable are the two English descendants of that most familiar of Latin verbs, amo, amas, amat … ‘love’. It had two rather similar adjectives derived from it: amābilis ‘lovable’ and, via amīcus ‘friend’, amīcābilis ‘friendly’… …

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  • 115dear — 1. adjective 1) a dear friend Syn: beloved, loved, adored, cherished, precious; esteemed, respected, worshiped; close, intimate, bosom, best Ant: hated 2) …

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  • 116-able — able, ible 1. general. These two suffixes are derived from Latin endings abilis and ibilis, either directly or through Old French. Of the two, able is an active suffix that can be freely added to the stems of transitive verbs, whereas the set of… …

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  • 117-ible — able, ible 1. general. These two suffixes are derived from Latin endings abilis and ibilis, either directly or through Old French. Of the two, able is an active suffix that can be freely added to the stems of transitive verbs, whereas the set of… …

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  • 118winning — / winsome [adj1] attractive, charming acceptable, adorable, agreeable, alluring, amiable, bewitching, captivating, cute, delectable, delightful, disarming, enchanting, endearing, engaging, fascinating, fetching, gratifying, lovable, lovely,… …

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  • 119winsome — winning / winsome [adj1] attractive, charming acceptable, adorable, agreeable, alluring, amiable, bewitching, captivating, cute, delectable, delightful, disarming, enchanting, endearing, engaging, fascinating, fetching, gratifying, lovable,… …

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  • 120amiable — [14] Amiable and amicable are the two English descendants of that most familiar of Latin verbs, amo, amas, amat … ‘love’. It had two rather similar adjectives derived from it: amābilis ‘lovable’ and, via amīcus ‘friend’, amīcābilis ‘friendly’… …

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