Adorable Meaning
/əˈdɔːɹəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjBefitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
Sentence Examples
The cat is adorable.
A baby is adorable.
I have bought an adorable doll for my granddaughter.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The fluffy puppy's tiny wagging tail made it completely ____ to everyone who saw it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The puppy was so ____ that everyone at the park wanted to pet it.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adorābilis, from adōrāre + -bilis, from ad + ōrō. By surface analysis, adore + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested."
— 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 171:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fluffy puppy's tiny wagging tail made it completely ____ to everyone who saw it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The puppy was so ____ that everyone at the park wanted to pet it.