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View synonyms for adorable

adorable

[ uh-dawr-uh-buhl, uh-dohr- ]

adjective

  1. very attractive or delightful; charming:

    What an adorable hat!

  2. worthy of being adored.


adorable

/ əˈdɔːrəbəl /

adjective

  1. very attractive; charming; lovable
  2. rare.
    deserving or eliciting adoration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • aˈdorably, adverb
  • aˈdorableness, noun
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Other Words From

  • a·dora·ble·ness a·dora·bili·ty noun
  • a·dora·bly adverb
  • una·dora·ble adjective
  • una·dora·ble·ness noun
  • una·dora·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of adorable1

From the Latin word adōrābilis, dating back to 1605–15. See adore, -able
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Example Sentences

It’s a spoof of the viral BBC interview – you know the one – where an adorable little girl waltzes into her dad’s home office.

I find myself with significantly fewer bites each time the animal’s in action, and the little guy is totally adorable to boot.

From Eater

The non-stick, electric iron prepares seven deliciously adorable waffles in minutes and is just as easy to clean.

With social distancing still going strong in many states, we’ve been spending a lot of time inside on our couch with our pets curled up next to us, providing adorable distractions all day long.

Plus, tourists will pay to snap photos of adorable otters snoozing on beds of kelp.

The children are precocious and cute and the whole thing is freaking adorable.

Some people tweeted photos thanking their moms or pictures of adorable old ladies.

I remember them coming over all adorable with mac and cheese, collard greens, fried chicken.

This year has a twist: several kids quickly forgive their parents for their alleged misdeeds, making for some adorable scenes.

Things seem fine at the outset, as they always do—the children are fun and adorable, the husband and wife happy and carefree.

One adorable smile she gave him, and before he could advance to hold the door for her, she had opened it and passed out.

You love her, your beautiful Finnish orphan brought up in France and romantically met in London, with the adorable name?

Her Mary Rose had adorable shy movements, caresses, intonations, wistfulnesses.

Poets have said that their mistresses were more adorable than these false divinities; for which no one could blame them.

“The adorable creature is not always precisely obeisant,” observed Theobald.

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