unlovable

1. 1.

   incapable of inspiring love or affection

   “she was in some mysterious way...unlovable”

   Similarhateful

Questions about unlovable

What does unlovable mean?

unlovable means "incapable of inspiring love or affection".

How many syllables are in unlovable?

unlovable has 4 syllables and divides as un-lo-va-ble under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is unlovable a common word?

unlovable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.