likable
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ˈlaɪkəbl̩/
Definition of likable
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(US, often)Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.
“She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.”
“From the very moment that Judge Payne was introduced to his party he proved himself a likabler guide[.]”
“Rendezvous of ’37. He was sashaying around nice as you please. A little green. But the likablest sort of fellow you’d ever want to see.”
““[…] Seeing as you ain’t from farming stock I won’t tell what you done, […] but if it turns out you ain’t likable I’ll tell, so you just better be someone I can like.” / “Yes, ma’am. Most folks say I’m the likablest boy they ever met.””
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adj
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(US, often)Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.
“She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.”
“From the very moment that Judge Payne was introduced to his party he proved himself a likabler guide[.]”
“Rendezvous of ’37. He was sashaying around nice as you please. A little green. But the likablest sort of fellow you’d ever want to see.”
““[…] Seeing as you ain’t from farming stock I won’t tell what you done, […] but if it turns out you ain’t likable I’ll tell, so you just better be someone I can like.” / “Yes, ma’am. Most folks say I’m the likablest boy they ever met.””
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(US, often)Capable of, or suitable for, being liked.
“I often struggle the most when trying to decide on what to wear because I wanted people to like me. I believed that if the shirt was not likable by others then I was not likeable^([sic]).”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From like + -able.
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