Adjacent Words

Adorable definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADO'RABLE, a. That ought to be adored; worth of divine honors. In popular use, worthy of the utmost love or respect.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: lovable especially in a childlike or naive way [syn: adorable, endearing, lovely]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1611 1. worthy of being adored 2. extremely charming <an adorable child> • adorability noun • adorableness noun • adorably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 deserving adoration. 2 colloq. delightful, charming. Derivatives: adorably adv. Etymology: F f. L adorabilis (as ADORE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Adorable A*dor"a*ble, a. [L. adorabilis, fr. adorare: cf. F. adorable.] 1. Deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors. The adorable Author of Christianity. --Cheyne. 2. Worthy of the utmost love or respect.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you say that someone or something is adorable, you are emphasizing that they are very attractive and you feel great affection for them. We have three adorable children. ADJ [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Divine, to be adored, worthy of adoration, deserving of worship, to be worshipped, worshipable, demanding divine honors. 2. Estimable, venerable, worthy of love or honor, admirable, worthy of the utmost love, supremely good.

Moby Thesaurus

E, acceptable, admirable, agreeable, ambrosial, angelic, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beloved, captivating, caressable, charming, cuddlesome, darling, dear, delectable, delicious, delightful, desirable, enviable, exciting, fetching, heavenly, kissable, likable, lovable, loved, lovely, lovesome, luscious, lush, mouth-watering, pleasing, provocative, scrumptious, seductive, seraphic, sweet, taking, tantalizing, tempting, to be desired, toothsome, unobjectionable, winning, winsome, worth having, yummy