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likable

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[lahy-kuh-buhl]

adjective

  1. readily or easily liked; pleasing.

    a likable young man.

    Synonyms: , , ,


likable

/ ˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. easy to like; pleasing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • likableness noun
  • likability noun
  • likeableness noun
  • likeability noun
  • unlikable adjective
  • unlikeable adjective
  • unlikableness noun
  • unlikeableness noun
  • unlikably adverb
  • unlikeably adverb
  • ˌ첹ˈٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of likable1

First recorded in 1720–30; like 2 + -able
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Example Sentences

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Just as its opening triggers hope for its wannabe family men, you want “I Don’t Understand You” to really nail its downward spiral, and yet it’s something of a misfire, albeit a likable one.

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The second act is a likable, fragile bubble of an idea.

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Their parents, too, are likable, loving, hard-working people, a little bossy now and then, but genuinely concerned for their children.

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As for Abby, we no longer require our main characters to be old-school likable, as long as we are given some sort of access to their motivations.

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Green doesn’t worry whether her characters come off as likable or not.

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