Capable of being loved or worthy of affection; lovable and pleasing in nature.
From Old French 'amable,' derived from Latin 'amabilis' (worthy of love), from 'amare' (to love). The suffix '-able' indicates capability or worthiness.
This word shows how Latin words for love scattered across European languages—'amable' in French, 'amable' in Spanish, but English chose 'lovable' instead, making English's Romance vocabulary less obvious than you'd think.
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