adorable

[ uh-dawr-uh-buhl, 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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Origin of adorable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM adorable

a·dor·a·ble·ness, a·dor·a·bil·i·ty, nouna·dor·a·bly, adverbun·a·dor·a·ble, adjectiveun·a·dor·a·ble·ness, noun

un·a·dor·a·bly, adverb

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How to use adorable in a sentence

Given the fact that a full-grown bison cow can weigh 1,200 pounds, it was equal parts adorable and unnerving.
Seeing Big Vistas at Theodore Roosevelt National Park|Emily Pennington|January 21, 2021|Outside Online
Not much is known about the project, except that the adorable young star will play a character named BJ.
Kandi Burruss And Todd Tucker Celebrate Their Son Ace’s 5th Birthday|Jasmine Grant|January 7, 2021|Essence.com
The photos show her precious baby in a variety of adorable and stylish outfits, including onesies made by Fendi and Versace.
Nicki Minaj Shares The First Photos Of Her Son|Jasmine Grant|January 2, 2021|Essence.com
From Tia Mowry and her adorable family, to Gucci Mane holding his newborn son, we’re loving all of the precious memories that celebs captured in 2020.
Here’s How Our Favorite Celebrities Spent The Holidays|Brooklyn White|December 26, 2020|Essence.com

The photos were taken by the talented Gigi Perez of Wee Love Photography, who specializes in adorable and creative newborn photoshoots.
Kandi Burruss Celebrates Daughter Blaze Tucker’s 1st Birthday|Jasmine Grant|November 23, 2020|Essence.com
Why should she have prettiness, and adorableness, and the lyric gift, and such abounding confident youth?
Leonora|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for adorable

adorable

/ (əˈdɔːrəbəl) /

adjective

very attractive; charming; lovable

rare deserving or eliciting adoration

Derived forms of adorable

adorableness, nounadorably, adverb

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adorable

Origin of adorable

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