Lovelace
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English lufeless (“loveless”), possibly a nickname for a philanderer. In the libertine sense, refers to Robert Lovelace, a character in Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady.
Proper noun
[edit]Lovelace (plural Lovelaces)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Noun
[edit]Lovelace (plural Lovelaces)
- A well-mannered libertine.