Advertisement
Advertisement
adorable
[ uh-dawr-uh-buhl, uh-dohr- ]
adorable
/ əˈdɔːrəbəl /
adjective
- very attractive; charming; lovable
- rare.deserving or eliciting adoration
Derived Forms
- aˈdorably, adverb
- aˈdorableness, noun
Other Words From
- a·dora·ble·ness a·dora·bili·ty noun
- a·dora·bly adverb
- una·dora·ble adjective
- una·dora·ble·ness noun
- una·dora·bly adverb
Word History and Origins
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.
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.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse