Spanish has the word amable, meaning merely "nice." I assume it must be derived from a Latin word like amabilis.
http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wordz.pl?english=Lovable I would like to take some credit, but my Latin is non-existent. My Google-fu is strong, however.
Answer: querido ("dear" or "lover") and amable work. Though, adorable or encantable work much better. Some words just don't have a direct translation. For example the mega-useful word, "so" in English is nearly impossible to translate directly into Spanish. It has so many meanings, and is used so regularly that there's nothing that quite compares. Likewise, "ojalá" (which comes from Arabic meaning, "Allah willing") has no English equivalent. Most people say it translates as, "I wish/hope" or "here's hoping." But it takes a full phrase to convey the concept in English: "Would that I had this greatest of desires". It also has spiritual undertones (especially in Spain) which root from its reference to "Allah" (Spain used to be a Muslim nation eons ago). ~String
Hi everyone, It is a rare Latin word that I can put in front of the word "regards". As in "I send my most adorable/lovable regards."
Your words of greeting and concern are so exquisite that they are worthy of being loved? Perhaps you mean, "my most adoring/loving regards."
Hi Fraggle, Thanks for your help I appreciate it. I am actually looking for a rare Latin word. The best word I could find in place of loving was amplexus. Which is a shitty word to use.
"My fondest regards" is well established, yet it has fallen into disuse in modern times so it would come across as somewhat fresh and exceptional or "special." Not every Latin word has been assimilated into an English form. Speaking of falling into disuse, "especial" in its adjectival form is almost never used in the USA any more, except as a deliberate expression of pedantry. As an adverb, on the other hand, "especially" is the standard except in the narrow sense of "specifically and with some effort," e.g., a car specially designed for tall people.
