The English "amiable" has a similar sound and meaning, but noone ever uses it, because, well, it sounds French and/or wankey. Seriously, imagine you meet a woman who has met your best friend and says he is 'amiable'. Chances are that she is either lying, or a rich stuck-up bitch. So, using this word is out of the question for most of us.
In Dutch, the word "Dierbaar" is literally "animal" and the suffix "-able". However, the meaning "dear" and "lovable" really describes the type of relationship we are usually only able to have with animals. That's why so many of us have pets, because we can train them to love us without fear of rejection. So, if the "L" word is difficult or inappropriate in a certain situation, why not try "animable". It means almost the same, but it is always easier to show your feelings to animals first.
Bonus 1:
Often to call someone an "animal" is sort of an insult, but really the truth is, animals often bring out the best of us. You know, unless we go too far like PETA (Motto: We care about animals, not people).
Bonus 2:
Animable is also a very Dutch word because there is even a serious political party called "Party for the Animals" (Motto: Animals are people too). Although, I find it hard to believe that the leader uses only make up that hasn't been tested on animals... Me and her could, umm... do it like they do it on the discovery channel...
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