Definition of 'likable'
likeable
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likable in British English
Derived forms
likability (ˌlikaˈbility) or likeability (ˌlikeaˈbility) or likableness (ˈlikableness) or likeableness (ˈlikeableness) noun
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likable in American English
adjective
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Derived forms
likableness (ˈlikableness)
noun or ˌlikaˈbility
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likable in American English
(ˈlaikəbəl)
SYNONYMS genial, attractive, winsome, engaging.
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Derived forms
likableness or likability noun
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[1720–30; like2 + -able]Examples of 'likable' in a sentence
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likable
British English: likable
ADJECTIVE /ˈlaɪkəbl/
Someone or something that is likeable is pleasant and easy to like.
He was an immensely likeable chap.
- American English: likable /ˈlaɪkəbəl/
- Brazilian Portuguese: aprazível
- Chinese: 可爱的
- European Spanish: agradable
- French: sympathique
- German: sympathisch
- Italian: piacevole
- Japanese: 感じのよい
- Korean: 호감이 가는
- European Portuguese: aprazível
- Latin American Spanish: agradable
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