likable
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- adjective
- /ˈlaɪkəbl/
- US
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simpático
- Everyone loves to be around her because she is a very likable person.
- more likable
- a likable character
- find someone likable
Charisma is the perfect blend of being likable and powerful.
- Charisma is the perfect blend of being likable and powerful.
- We, we don't, you know, those characters are not likable, but we kind of understand them.
- The strongest thing the Dresden books have going for them is they've got a likable protagonist.
- You're just making jokes about yourself and and being friendly and almost likable while also trolling.
- The first one is that scientists just aren't likable.
- There was something likable about the guy and the way he related to us all.
- I'm just saying Bosworth, he's more, he's more of a safe, likable comic.
- Well, the Internet told me that I haven't been back because I'm not likeable, baby.
- This this show, it's lighter in general and he's a much more likable character.
- Because from our perspective, she seemed not super likable.
- And so there's something essentially very likable about him, though he's also a bit dodgy.
- It's so nebulous and hard to pin down what it is to be likable.
- I think that Sam is a likable, relatable guy who happens to be fucking massive.
Examples
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Sean has always been just this bubbly, super likable, fun, life loving kid.
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On my fourth trip, my agent was a likable man whose first language obviously was not English.
Academic text (2009) -
There was something likable about the guy and the way he related to us all.
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There was something likable about the guy and the way he related to us all.
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Instantly likable, and with a heart of gold.
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He's very likable and people like that means people like him.
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She's quite likable, even if she is a fraud.
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On the surface, in casual conversation, they appear as ordinary, likable adult fellows.
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No matter what the gender is, the protagonist should be likable and unique enough to engage readers.
Academic text (2010) -
Naturally charismatic, funny and likable by nature, he's always on.
Synonyms
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Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
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Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea
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Friendly and polite in a way that makes others feel good
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A person or animal that people like because they are kind
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Friendly and pleasant in a way people like
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A person who is pleasant and easy to like
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Pleasant to be with or to experience
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Friendly and easy to talk to
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Nice and friendly so people feel warm toward you
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Easy to like and care about because of kind or funny actions
Antonyms
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Someone or something that is hard to like because they have qualities people dislike
How Likable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word likable is made from like, which means 'to enjoy' or 'find pleasant', and the ending -able, which means 'can be'. So likable literally means 'can be liked', and that is why we use it for people or things that are pleasant and easy to like.