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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" [syn: sympathetic, appealing, likeable, likable] [ant: unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable, unsympathetic]
2: easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man" [syn: likable, likeable]

Merriam Webster's

or likeable adjective Date: 1730 having qualities that bring about a favorable regard ; pleasant, agreeable • likability noun • likableness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

var. of LIKEABLE.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Likable Lik"a*ble (l[imac]k"[.a]*b'l), a. Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; as, a likable person. --Thackeray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see likeable

Moby Thesaurus

acceptable, admirable, adorable, affable, agreeable, ambrosial, amiable, amicable, angelic, appetizing, attractive, blissful, caressable, charming, cheerful, compatible, complaisant, congenial, cordial, cuddlesome, dainty, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, desirable, dulcet, en rapport, enjoyable, enviable, exciting, exquisite, fair, fair and pleasant, felicific, felicitous, fine, genial, good, good to eat, good-tasting, goodly, gracious, grateful, gratifying, gustable, gusty, harmonious, heart-warming, honeyed, juicy, kissable, lovable, lovely, lovesome, luscious, lush, mellifluous, mellow, mouth-watering, nectareous, nectarous, nice, of gourmet quality, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, provocative, rewarding, sapid, satisfying, savorous, savory, scrumptious, seductive, seraphic, succulent, sweet, taking, tantalizing, tasty, tempting, to be desired, toothsome, unobjectionable, welcome, winning, winsome, worth having, yummy