English Explanatory Dictionary

adorable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

Pronunciation

/əˈdɔːɹəbəl/ /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-adorable.wav

Word forms

adorable more adorable most adorable

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adorābilis, from adōrāre + -bilis, from ad + ōrō. By surface analysis, adore + -able.

Derived words

adorability adorableness adorables adorably adorasexy adorbs Adoribull adorkable nonadorable unadorable
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