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A quality of people or things that makes them likable and endearing and makes it easy to be fond of them.
Mit ihrer freundlichen und offenen Art ist sie ein wirklich liebenswerter Mensch.
With her friendly and open manner, she is a truly lovable person.
The adjective is made up of the verb 'lieben' (to love) and the word 'wert' (worth). So it literally means that someone or something is 'worth being loved'.
Ihr kleiner Hund hat ein paar liebenswerte Eigenheiten.
Her little dog has a few lovable quirks.
'Liebenswert' (lovable) describes character and personality, not appearance. It refers to qualities such as friendliness, a charming character, or even small, endearing weaknesses.
Er ist manchmal etwas chaotisch, aber das macht ihn nur noch liebenswerter.
He is sometimes a bit chaotic, but that only makes him even more lovable.
The adjective is mostly used for people ('ein liebenswerter Mensch' (a lovable person)). But you can also use it for their qualities ('eine liebenswerte Art' (a lovable manner), 'liebenswerte Schwächen' (lovable weaknesses)) or for fictional characters.
Die Großmutter in dem Film war eine sehr liebenswerte Figur.
The grandmother in the film was a very lovable character.
nice / dear
'lieb' and 'liebenswert' both describe something positive about a person, or sometimes an animal. 'lieb' often says that someone is friendly, nice, or well-behaved. So it often describes a specific behavior. 'liebenswert' is more about someone being easy to like because the person seems warm and likable. This can also be because of small quirks. The words can be confused because both have to do with affection. 'lieb' fits especially well for friendly or well-behaved behavior; 'liebenswert' fits when you find a person's whole manner warm and likable.
Meine Kollegin ist manchmal etwas chaotisch, aber sehr liebenswert.
My colleague is sometimes a bit chaotic, but very lovable.
Das Kind war heute beim Arzt sehr lieb.
The child was very well-behaved at the doctor's today.