adorability

1 4.2

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

noun
/əˌdɔːrəˈbɪləti/

: adorabilidad

Her adorability shone through as she greeted everyone with a cheerful wave.

Examples

You might do well to work on your adorability at home.

Blog text (19)
"I think I've got hold of a lemur." "Awwwwwww!" All previous hostilities were forgotten as the aforementioned creature was indeed produced, flooding the room with immense waves of ecologically correct adorability.

Fiction book (1999)
The puppy's adorability made everyone in the room smile uncontrollably.
The child's adorability melted the hearts of everyone who met her.

Synonyms

charm

vsadorability

297 1.7

A pleasant quality that makes people like a person or place

adds greater emotional closeness, inspiring heartfelt attachment rather than simple delight

appeal

vsadorability

222 2.6

A quality that makes something attractive to many people

is more focused on causing intimate affectionate response rather than broad interest

allure

vsadorability

32 5.6

A strong charm that attracts people like beauty or mystery

is gentler, aiming to inspire tender affection rather than intense lure

cuteness

vsadorability

Informal

14 1.7

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

leans more toward causing full-hearted attachment rather than mild tenderness

loveliness

vsadorability

12 2.0

A pleasing, beautiful look that makes people admire it

adds greater emotional pull that makes people feel strong affection

allurement

vsadorability

1 7.7

A quality that makes someone want something, for example a place or job

is less about temptation and more about inspiring warm affectionate regard

lovability

vsadorability

1 3.7

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

emphasizes inspiring deep attachment rather than general capacity to be loved

adorableness

vsadorability

1 4.0

Being very cute and charming so people feel affection

is more about inspiring deep loving attachment rather than simple fondness

delightfulness

vsadorability

1 3.7

A quality that makes people feel great pleasure

focuses more narrowly on causing deep emotional attachment rather than mere pleasure

charism

vsadorability

1 8.2

A personal charm that makes people feel loyal and excited

focuses more on causing tender affection rather than broad public devotion

beauteousness

vsadorability

Archaic

1 8.4

How beautiful something looks

is broader, stressing emotional fondness beyond mere visual appeal

winsomeness

vsadorability

1 8.0

A charming, innocent quality that makes someone seem friendly

is broader, stressing a stronger ability to inspire deep affection

beguilement

vsadorability

1 9.1

A charming quality that attracts people and sometimes tricks them

is sincere, focusing on genuine lovable appeal rather than deceptive charm

enchantingness

vsadorability

7.9

A quality that makes a person or place seem very pleasant and attractive

is more about provoking deep loving attachment rather than simple delight

appealingness

vsadorability

6.3

The quality of being attractive and making people want something

is more emotionally charged, aiming to create strong affectionate feelings

Antonyms

ugliness

14 1.4

A quality of being unpleasant to look at

repulsiveness

1 7.0

A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

How Adorable

adorability

1 4.2

cuteness

Informal

14 1.7

charm

297 1.7

likability

10 3.5

Surface Forms

adorability singular

adorabilities plural

Morphology

adorability = adorable (transparent) = adorable + ity

Derived by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ity' to 'adorable', giving the clear meaning 'the quality of being adorable'.

Etymology

The word adorability comes from adore ('to love' or 'admire') with the endings -able ('can be') and -ity ('the state of'). So adorability means the quality or state of being lovable and very charming.