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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

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Words related to adorable

cute, sexy, delightful, charming, captivating, ambrosial, appealing, attractive, darling, dear, delectable, delicious, dreamy, fetching, heavenly, hot, luscious, pleasing, precious, suave

Example sentences from the Web for adorable

  • 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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