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embraceable

embraceable

4.1
Easy and pleasant to hug, like a soft toy or friendly person
  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈbreɪsəbl/
translation icon : abrazable
  • His friendly demeanor and embraceable personality made him popular among his peers.

Examples

  • The children's stories are always embraceable, as they convey warmth and love for family.

  • Still, Iyervasana loves her, her exuberant, embraceable sister, Rena the Irrepressible, Rena the Bold.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • America lay ahead of him, green and embraceable, short on concrete, full of soft spots.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • It's no small feat to make a viewer laugh and cry at the same time (much less laugh while you're crying!), but she pulled it off in this scene with the same sweet openness that has made Leslie such an embraceable heroine.

    Blog text (31)
  • After a long day, she found comfort in the embraceable coziness of her favorite blanket.

Synonyms

lovable
vsembraceable
62 1.3

A person or animal that people like because they are kind

is about being easy to hug or accepted warmly rather than formal worthiness
cuddly
vsembraceable
37 1.0

Soft and pleasant to hug or hold close

also includes being readily accepted with warm affection beyond physical hug
endearing
vsembraceable
31 3.5

Causing people to like someone because they are cute or kind

is closer to physical hugability or general warm acceptance than charm alone
huggable
vsembraceable
3 1.1

Soft, warm, and cute so you want to hug it

also covers being welcomed warmly, not only inviting physical hugs
warm and inviting
vsembraceable
2 3.5

A place or atmosphere that makes people feel relaxed and welcome

tends to mean atmosphere warmth rather than direct physical hug appeal
loveable
vsembraceable
  • UK
1 1.0

Easy to like and care about because of kind or funny actions

leans toward physical hugability or simple warm acceptance in use
warmhearted
vsembraceable
1 3.7

Kind and friendly to other people

is more about personal kindness than being literally pleasant to hug
likeable
vsembraceable
  • UK
1 1.0

Nice and friendly so people feel warm toward you

does not imply physical hug appeal but may include warm acceptance
openhearted
vsembraceable
1 4.1

Shows kindness and honesty, sharing feelings with others

focuses more on being easy to hug or emotionally welcome rather than frankness
cuddlesome
vsembraceable
1 8.2

Feels pleasant to hold or hug like a soft blanket

is easier to hug or accept warmly rather than just feel soft
lovesome
vsembraceable
  • Archaic
9.9

Warm and gentle in a way that makes people want to care for it

focuses more on being easy to hug or readily accepted with affection

Antonyms

59 5.5

Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell

3 4.5

Not friendly and making people feel unwanted or uncomfortable

How Huggable

cuddly
37 1.0
embraceable
4.1
adorable
280 1.0
affectionate
56 2.2
warm
280 1.0

Surface Forms

embraceable positive

Morphology

embraceable = embrace (transparent) = embrace + able

Regular derivation from 'embrace' + '-able'; here the meaning is the straightforward physical sense 'able or pleasant to be hugged'.

Etymology

Embraceable comes from embrace, made of em- 'in' and brace like in bracelet 'arm'. To embrace is to take someone 'in your arms', so embraceable describes someone or something that is easy to 'hug' or to 'welcome' warmly.