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adorable

[ uh-dawr-uh-buh l, uh-dohr- ]
/ əˈdɔr ə bəl, əˈdoʊr- /
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adjective

very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
worthy of being adored.

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Words related to adorable

style, delicacy, artistry, elegance, refinement, allure, charm, grace, loveliness, attraction, allurement, prettiness, glamor, symmetry, fascination, pulchritude, fairness, polish, comeliness, bloom

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Origin of adorable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM adorable

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Examples from the Web for adorableness

  • Why should she have prettiness, and adorableness, and the lyric gift, and such abounding confident youth?

    Leonora|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for adorableness

adorable
/ (əˈdɔːrəbəl) /

adjective

very attractive; charming; lovable
rare deserving or eliciting adoration

Derived forms of adorable

adorableness, nounadorably, adverb
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