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

Other Word Forms

• adorableness noun
• adorability noun
• adorably adverb
• unadorable adjective
• unadorableness noun
• unadorably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of adorable¹

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

Example Sentences

Of course, the dog was also a poke in the eye—an adorable reminder of Soviet victories in the space and rocket race.

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Though the book centers on an adorable if prickly little girl, its intended audience is not children.

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Sly, wry, adorable and deplorable, Guillaume Marbeck is priceless as the endlessly irritating and yet frustratingly charismatic Godard in one of the year’s brightest pictures, a rare standout in a sea of multiplex mediocrity.

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Just an adorable baby elephant, playing with a pumpkin.

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The announcement was made Monday in a short clip shared by both the movie’s and Domingo’s Instagram accounts, which show the Emmy winner hiding behind an adorable lion plush before the reveal.

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Related Words

• captivating 
• charming 
• cute 
• delightful