likable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of likable
Explanation
A likable person is agreeable and friendly. It's very easy to be fond of someone who's likable. Every student wants to take a class with the most likable teacher in your school, and your likable acquaintances find it easy to make friends. In books and movies, the characters who are the most sympathetic (and who we tend to root for) are the likable ones. You can spell this adjective with or without an e: likable and likeable are both correct.
Example Sentences
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Tech bros are brushing up on their soft skills, working on etiquette and trying to appear more likable to employees and prospective customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
I had to fight for it ... because everybody’s always so worried that I’m not going to be likable or I’m going to be silly or stupid.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
He is not just a likable character with a very positive leadership style, but someone that makes everyone around them better.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Ferreira’s Margot, the new film’s gutsy, likable lead, is a content moderator for a social media site named Kino.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The professor was likable, it was the sixties, not having your creative juices flowing was understandable.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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