adorable

CEFRB1

/əˈdɔːɹəbəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very attractive and easy to love.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

Examples

  • I have bought an adorable doll for my granddaughter.

  • a romantic love song with adorable-sounding drum beats

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • A baby is adorable.

  • The cat is adorable.

  • Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.

Quick test

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The fluffy puppy's tiny wagging tail made it completely blank to everyone who saw it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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