likable

or like·a·ble

[ lahy-kuh-buhl ]

/ ˈlaɪ kə bəl /

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adjective

readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.

OTHER WORDS FOR likable

genial, attractive, winsome, engaging.

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Origin of likable

First recorded in 1720–30; like² + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM likable

lik·a·ble·ness, lik·a·bil·i·ty, like·a·ble·ness, like·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·lik·a·ble, un·like·a·ble, adjectiveun·lik·a·ble·ness, un·like·a·ble·ness, nounun·lik·a·bly, un·like·a·bly, adverb

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How to use likable in a sentence

Adnan is far more likeable than Jay because we hear directly from him.
The Deal With Serial’s Jay? He’s Pissed Off, Mucks Up Our Timeline|Emily Shire|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Likeable Republican Senate candidate Cory Gardner eked out a major win Tuesday night.
A GOP Star Rises in Colorado, Beats Udall|Eleanor Clift|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Colorado, Gardner too comes across as likeable, apparently a new thing for conservatives.
With Ernst and Gardner, Republicans Think They’ve Found the Formula|Eleanor Clift|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet the distinction between good, bad, and likeable remains one of the most difficult mysteries to unravel.
The Witty Genius of YouTube’s CinemaSins: Everything Wrong with Your Favorite Movie|Rich Goldstein|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Is the lead character Hannah, played by Lena Dunham, intended to be likeable or odious?
Why ‘Girls’ Is Bad for Women|Emma Woolf|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was a likeable-looking fellow, well set-up and soldierly, but very young.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck
Church Street is the most likeable of all the streets of Stratford.
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper
He was a most likeable man, this big fellow, and an open-handed sport.
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford|George Randolph Chester
From all these remarks it appears that the defective is a likeable creature.
Mentally Defective Children|Alfred Binet
He could be likeable when he tried; she liked him, faintly, in that moment.
The Sea Bride|Ben Ames Williams

British Dictionary definitions for likable

likable

likeable

/ (ˈlaɪkəbəl) /

adjective

easy to like; pleasing

Derived forms of likable

likability, likeability, likableness or likeableness, noun

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likable

or like·a·ble

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likeable

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