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单词 lovableness
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lovablenessn.

Brit. /ˈlʌvəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈləvəb(ə)lnəs/
Forms: see lovable adj.1 and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lovable adj.1, -ness suffix.
Etymology: < lovable adj.1 + -ness suffix. Compare lovability n.A suggested Middle English example from R. Pecock Reule Crysten Religioun (c1443) probably instead shows a derivative of lof n.
The quality of being lovable.
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the mind > emotion > love > quality of being lovable > [noun]
lovesomenessOE
lovesomeheada1400
amiableness1528
amability1572
amiability1582
loveliness1657
lovableness1824
lovability1834
1824 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 1st Ser. I. 206 Rose Dalling was not a beauty..but she was all loveliness and loveableness.
1842 C. Whitehead Richard Savage (1845) II. ix. 290 Beauty she had..a loveableness (to coin a word) of mien upon the stage almost irresistible.
1894 Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 559 His thoughtfulness and wisdom and lovableness.
1915 T. S. Eliot Let. 18 Nov. (1988) I. 121 The presence of Maurice, his lovableness and goodness, made the evening different from what family parties usually are.
1951 H. T. Moore Life & Wks. D. H. Lawrence 133 In spite of his famous bitterness, Lawrence was capable of great gaiety and loveableness.
1998 Prospect Mar. 62/2 We have turned inwards on to our children—depending on them for our own reassurance as to our lovableness and worth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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