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Odious vs Lovable - What's the difference?

odious | lovable |

As adjectives the difference between odious and lovable

is that odious is arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure while lovable is inspiring love or affection.

odious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
    • Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.
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    • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=6 citation , passage=He looks upon study as an odious fetter; his time is spent in the open air, climbing the hills or rowing on the lake.}}

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "odious" is often applied: debt, man, character, crime, task, comparison, woman, person, vice, word, act.

    Synonyms

    * detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicable

    Anagrams

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    lovable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * loveable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inspiring love or affection.