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lovable

/ˈlʌvəbl/adjective

उच्चारण लवबल

प्यारा, स्नेह-योग्य, मनमोहक

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adjective
  1. 1

    deserving, causing or able to receive love

    प्यारा, स्नेह-योग्य, मनमोहक

    • a lovable puppy
    • He is a lovable old man who tells stories to every child.
    • The kitten is lovable and follows us everywhere.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her lovable nature made her popular with all the children.
    • He is a lovable rascal who never stays angry for long.

    Synonyms adorable endearing sweet charming appealing

    Opposite hateful loathsome unlovable detestable

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

lovable + noun

Lovable describes a person, animal or character who is easy to love because of a warm, gentle nature.

'Lovable' ऐसे व्यक्ति, पशु या पात्र का वर्णन करता है जिससे उसके स्नेहिल स्वभाव के कारण प्रेम करना आसान हो।

  • The lovable puppy followed Radhika everywhere.
  • Chhota Bheem is a lovable cartoon hero.

be lovable (predicative)

After be, lovable gives a lasting quality of someone's character, often together with a contrast.

'Be' के बाद 'lovable' किसी के चरित्र की स्थायी विशेषता बताता है, प्रायः किसी विरोधाभास के साथ।

  • My grandfather is grumpy but lovable.
  • She is clever, kind and thoroughly lovable.

lovable rogue / fool

A lovable rogue is a person who behaves badly but is still liked; this is a common set phrase in stories and films.

'Lovable rogue' ऐसा व्यक्ति है जो बुरा व्यवहार करता है, फिर भी पसंद किया जाता है; कहानियों और फ़िल्मों में यह आम वाक्यांश है।

  • The hero of the film is a lovable rogue who cheats only the rich.

lovable vs lovely vs loving

Lovable means easy to love; lovely means beautiful or pleasant; loving means showing love. The three are not interchangeable.

'Lovable' का अर्थ प्रेम करने योग्य, 'lovely' का सुंदर या सुखद और 'loving' का प्रेम दिखाने वाला है; इन्हें आपस में नहीं बदला जा सकता।

  • A lovable child, a lovely garden and a loving mother.
+Collocations 4

lovable + person/animal

childroguepuppygrandfathercharacterfool

  • The lovable old man gave sweets to every child.

adverb + lovable

absolutelyutterlythoroughlyinstantlyendlessly

  • The baby elephant was utterly lovable.

lovable + trait

smilenaturemannerhabitquirk

  • His shy smile is his most lovable quality.

make / find + lovable

find lovablemake lovableseem lovableremain lovablebecome lovable

  • Her kindness makes her lovable to everyone.
“More examples 5
  • Everyone in the school finds the new music teacher lovable.

विद्यालय में सभी नए संगीत शिक्षक को प्रिय मानते हैं।

  • He is a lovable but forgetful uncle.

वे एक प्रिय, पर भुलक्कड़ चाचा हैं।

  • The lovable little robot in the film won many hearts.

फ़िल्म के प्यारे छोटे रोबोट ने कई दिल जीत लिए।

  • Even her strictest students find her lovable.

उसके सबसे कठोर विद्यार्थी भी उसे प्यारी मानते हैं।

  • Radhika's lovable nature makes her popular in the hostel.

राधिका का प्रिय स्वभाव उसे छात्रावास में लोकप्रिय बनाता है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ He is a lovable man, everyone love him.

✓ He is a lovable man; everyone loves him.

A singular subject like everyone takes a singular verb.

'Everyone' singular subject है, इसलिए verb 'loves' आएगी।

✗ She is lovable by everyone.

✓ She is lovable to everyone.

Lovable is followed by to, not by.

'Lovable' के बाद 'to' आता है, 'by' नहीं।

✗ This is the most lovablest puppy.

✓ This is the most lovable puppy.

Do not use most and the -est ending together.

'Most' और -est एक साथ न लगाएँ।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adjectives all describe something pleasant, but they point to different qualities.

ये विशेषण किसी सुखद चीज़ का वर्णन करते हैं, पर अलग-अलग गुण की ओर संकेत करते हैं।

lovable

Easy to love because of a warm nature.

स्नेहिल स्वभाव के कारण प्रेम करना आसान।

  • A lovable grandfather.

lovely

Beautiful or very pleasant; it is used for things as well as people.

सुंदर या बहुत सुखद; वस्तुओं के लिए भी प्रयुक्त।

  • It was a lovely evening.

adorable

Extremely charming, especially a child or a small animal.

अत्यंत आकर्षक, विशेषकर बच्चे या छोटे पशु के लिए।

  • The twins looked adorable in their costumes.
◇Word family
love noun, verblovely adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

lov·able

?Which word?

Keep the sweet words together: lovable, adorable, endearing, cute, charming.

प्यारेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: lovable, adorable, endearing, cute, charming।

§Grammar and usage

Keep the e-dropping rule: lovable, movable, usable, sizable (but noticeable and manageable keep the e to keep the c or g soft).

E हटाने का नियम याद रखिए: lovable, movable, usable, sizable (पर noticeable और manageable में c या g को soft रखने के लिए e बना रहता है)।