adorable
Americanadjective
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very attractive; charming; lovable
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rare deserving or eliciting adoration
Other Word Forms
- adorability noun
- adorableness noun
- adorably adverb
- unadorable adjective
- unadorableness noun
- unadorably adverb
Etymology
Origin of adorable
From the Latin word adōrābilis, dating back to 1605–15. See adore, -able
Example Sentences
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They added adorable decorations to the foyer, including reindeer heading toward the light fixture.
From MarketWatch
"In the celebrity one, they were adorable, but at the roundtable they were like, 'No, no, after you'," she recalled.
From BBC
I recently saw a “glimmer” in action when a friend sent me an adorable video of her daughter as a little girl.
From Los Angeles Times
The adorable baby llama is a Kyrgyzstan superstar.
From MarketWatch
The Los Angeles Zoo welcomed the birth of a baby gorilla, the fifth and latest addition in a recent baby boom of adorable great apes that includes three chimpanzees and an orangutan.
From Los Angeles Times
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