Dear and Lovable

Dear

Dear adjective - Having qualities that tend to make one loved.
Usage example: a dear friend that I would do anything for

Lovable is a synonym for dear in endearing topic. In some cases you can use "Lovable" instead an adjective "Dear".

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

Lovable

Lovable adjective - Having qualities that tend to make one loved.
Usage example: she was a lovable child, always helpful and kind

Dear is a synonym for lovable in adorable topic. You can use "Dear" instead an adjective "Lovable".

Nearby Words: love, loving, lover, loved, lovably

Both words in one sentence

  • Every one of these characters was a perfectly ordinary (essentially) and usually quite lovable person who just had to get mixed up in the whole thing, often by being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and even though they usually strike a blow, it's at a dear cost.
  • Doppelgänger Crossover This also was a subtle Dear Negative Reader addressed to the people complaining that Tonto was just an "Indian Jack Sparrow" by showing them side by side to prove that they are not very alike (Sparrow is a Lovable Rogue and Tonto is Comically Serious)
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