adorable
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//əˈdɔːɹəbəl//
- United States//əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl//
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adjective
- 1
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
a romantic love song with adorable-sounding drum beats
Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adorābilis, from adōrāre + -bilis, from ad + ōrō. By surface analysis, adore + -able.
Forms
- comparative
- more adorable
- superlative
- most adorable
adopt · To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into…adopted · Having been received into a relationship through adoption;…adoption · The act of adopting.
adorable · Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
adore · To worship.adrenaline · Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.Adrian · A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.