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adorableness

adorableness

1 4.0
Being very cute and charming so people feel affection
  • noun
  • /əˈdɔːrəblnəs/
translation icon : adorabilidad
  • The adorableness of her little brother always brightened her day.

Examples

  • Why would they air adorableness in a promo and then cut it from an episode?!

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  • It's hard not to envy the language-acquisition researchers the adorableness of their subjects.

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  • So I can't wait to work with my business coach in the next 3 months to put together my gifts, talents, intelligence, experience, and adorableness.

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  • She can be a total brat, but her adorableness is what has kept her alive this long:

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  • Prepare to be overloaded with arthropod adorableness.

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  • It was pretty surprising, considering both of Melissa's looks were sloppy, but the adorableness of the jacket kept her in another week.

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  • Everyone couldn't help but smile at the adorableness of the puppy playing in the yard.

  • With his bright smile and playful personality, he radiated adorableness wherever he went.

Synonyms

charm
vsadorableness
254 1.7

A pleasant quality that makes people like a person or place

leans more toward creating affection and tender feelings rather than just delight
sweetness
vsadorableness
32 1.1

A gentle kind quality that makes others like a person

is more about provoking affection through attractiveness rather than pleasantness
attractiveness
vsadorableness
  • NSFW
19 3.2

The quality that makes people notice and like someone's looks or character

is narrower, highlighting gentle charm that creates affectionate feelings
cuteness
vsadorableness
  • Informal
15 1.7

A quality of being very attractive in a sweet, innocent way

stresses broad charm that causes affection beyond endearing looks
loveliness
vsadorableness
11 2.0

A pleasing, beautiful look that makes people admire it

adds a stronger sense of inspiring personal affection and fondness
prettiness
vsadorableness
3 1.0

A quality that makes something look beautiful, often small and delicate

includes charm that creates affection, not only visual attractiveness
gorgeousness
vsadorableness
1 3.9

A state of being very beautiful or attractive

emphasizes lovable charm that inspires affection rather than only striking looks
charming personality
vsadorableness
1 2.5

A friendly, attractive way of behaving that makes people like you

focuses specifically on evoking affectionate feelings rather than general pleasantness
lovability
vsadorableness
1 3.7

A quality that makes people want to care for and be close to someone

emphasizes gentle attraction that prompts liking and fondness
adorability
vsadorableness
1 4.2

A quality that makes a person or animal seem very cute and easy to love, like a puppy

is the identical idea presented in a different form
delightfulness
vsadorableness
1 3.7

A quality that makes people feel great pleasure

centres on prompting affection and tender feelings rather than mere pleasure
beauteousness
vsadorableness
  • Archaic
1 8.4

How beautiful something looks

is more informal and emphasizes affection rather than formal beauty
irresistibleness
vsadorableness
7.8

A quality that makes people want something so much they cannot say no

focuses more on warmth that makes people feel affectionate rather than force
winsomeness
vsadorableness
8.0

A charming, innocent quality that makes someone seem friendly

is similar but covers any strong affection not only innocence
appealingness
vsadorableness
6.3

The quality of being attractive and making people want something

points specifically to warmth that makes people feel affectionate
desirableness
vsadorableness
5.6

The quality that makes people want something

focuses more on inspiring soft affection rather than broad desirability
pussylike charm
vsadorableness
9.9

A quiet, catlike way of acting that makes someone seem attractive

is broader, stressing warm affection rather than a sleek, animal comparison

Antonyms

The way something looks when people do not find it pleasing

How Adorable

adorableness
1 4.0
cuteness
  • Informal
15 1.7
charm
254 1.7
likability
  • US
13 3.5

Surface Forms

adorableness singular

Morphology

adorableness = adorable (transparent) = adore + able + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'adorable' using '-ness', yielding 'the state or quality of being adorable' which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Adorableness comes from the verb adore, which once meant 'to worship' and now means 'to love very much', plus the ending -able meaning 'able to be'. So, adorableness is the quality of being so cute or charming that people want to love it.