mīlīgs

From mīl(ēt) (“to love”) +‎ -īgs. Originally (in the 17th century) a synonym of mīļš (“dear, beloved”), including the romantic senses, these two words drifted apart semantically in the 18th century, at the end of which they were no longer fully synonymous.[1]

mīlīgs (definite mīlīgais, comparative mīlīgāks, superlative vismīlīgākais, adverb mīlīgi)

1. friendly, kind, affectionate, loving; also, nice, pleasant, lovely

   mīlīga meitene ― nice, friendly girl

   Līziņa ir mīlīga un smaidoša ― Līziņa is friendly and smiling

   mīlīgs smaids ― friendly, loving smile

   mīlīga sirds ― loving, affectionate heart (i.e., person)

   mīlīgs raksturs ― loving character, personality

   viņš aplūkoja brāli neizsakāmi mīlīgām acīm ― he looked at his brother with unspeakably affectionate eyes

2. (of animals) tame, friendly, not wild, not aggressive

   apaļām ķēvēm līdzās tecēja mīlīgi kumeliņi ― after the round mares came (some) lovely foals

3. lovely, pleasant, soft, nice (which causes a pleasant reaction, sensation, or feeling; (of weather) warm and pleasant)

   mīlīga balss ― soft, lovely voice

   sīkie, mīlīgie ziedi ― the tiny, lovely flowers

   kluss, mīlīgs vakars ― silent, lovely evening

   silts, mīlīgs vējiņš ― warm, lovely little wind, breeze

   mīlīgs pavasara laiks ― lovely spring weather

   mīlīgs rīts, rudens ― lovely morning, autumn

• (of "friendly, kind"): laipns, mīļš
• (of "pleasant"): patīkams
• (of "nice"): jauks, foršs

• mīlīgums
• viesmīlīgs, viesmīlīgums

• mīla, mīlestība
• mīlība
• mīļš, mīļums
• mīlēt