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Definitions: Likable |
LikableAdjective1. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play". 2. Easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "likable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1895. (references) |
Synonyms: LikableSynonyms: appealing (adj), likeable (adj), sympathetic (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unsympathetic (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Likable |
| English words defined with "likable": blighter ♦ chap, cuss ♦ fella, feller, fellow ♦ gent ♦ lad, likeable. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | There is this constant desire on the part of the studios to make characters likable. (The Celluloid Closet; writing credit: Rob Epstein; Jeffrey Friedman) We're two likable guys right? (Sports Night; writing credit: Tom Brady; Kevin Falls) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Jack Paar | I'm complicated, sentimental, lovable, honest, loyal, decent, generous, likable, and lonely. My personality is not split; it's shredded. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| "Likable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Likable" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 5 | 157,705 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
likable | 11 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "likable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tërheqës (absorbing, absorptive, adorable, alluring, appealing, attractable, attractive, catchy, charismatic, comely, cunning, cute, drawer, dreamy, engaging, engrossing, enticing, fetching, interesting, inviting, jolly, likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pretty, showy, sightly, winsome), i pëlqyeshëm (congenial, likeable, palatable, pleasurable), i këndshëm (agreeable, beauteous, beautiful, delectable, delicious, dreamy, dulcet, entertaining, funny, good, good humoured, good tempered, good-humored, goodly, graceful, gracious, grateful, handsome, jocose, jocund, jolly, likeable, lovely, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, pretty, Savory, savoury, smooth, soft, sweet, sympathetic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | محبوب (agreeable, beloved, darling, dear, dearest, dearly loved, delightful, desirable, favorite, favourite, likeable, lovable, lovely, lover, lovey, pleasing, popular, well-beloved), محبب (attractive, desirable, grainy, granular, granulated, lovely), جدير بالمحبة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | мил (agreeable, amiable, benign, comfortable, cute, darling, dear, engaging, genial, good, kind, likeable, lovable, mil, nice, sweet), приятен (acceptable, agreeable, cheerful, clever, companionable, cozy, darling, easy, engaging, enjoyable, good, gracious, grateful, groovy, jocund, jolly, likeable, likely, luscious, merry, musical, nice, nice-looking, not unwelcome, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pretty, refreshing, rose colored, rose coloured, sapid, satisfying, savoury, soft, sweet, sympathetic, toothsome, welcome), привлекателен (alluring, appealing, attractive, catching, catchy, congenial, cute, debonair, desirable, engaging, enticing, fetching, ingratiating, interesting, inviting, lickerish, likeable, likely, lovable, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, seductive, sightly, taking, tempting, winsome, yummy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | sympatický (congenial, engaging, likeable, winsome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | waard om van te houden. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | ŝatinda. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | دوست داشتنی (Amiable, Likeable, Lovable, Lovely, Smacker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | miellyttävä (agreeable, attractive, enjoyable, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | liebenswürdig (amiable, amiably, charming, gentle, ingratiatingly, kind, kindly, lovely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συμπαθητικόσ (engaging, nice, sympathetic), αγαπητόσ (beloved, dear, likeable, pet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אהוד (lovely, sympathetic), חביב (affable, beloved, genial, lovable, lovely, pleasant), נעים (agreeable, lovely, pleasant, sightly, soft, sweet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szeretetre méltó (agreeable, amiable, good-natured, likeable, lovable, loveable, lovely, lover, loveworthy), rokonszenves (appealing, engaging, likeable, prepossessing, taking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | attraente (attractive, catching, catchy, charming, cute, engaging, enticing, fetching, glamorous, glamourous, inviting, killing, likeable, lovely, sexy, taking, winsome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ikablelay pau-santo (blackwood, palisander, rosewood), estimável (estimable), amável (accommodating, affable, amiable, attentive, complaisant, complimentary, courteous, fond, friendly, genial, gentle, good humoured, good looking, goodness, gracious, hearty, kind, kindly, likeable, lovable, nice, obsequious, pleasurable, sociable, sporty, sweet, well-natured). (various references) simpatic (attractive, attractively, congenial, inclination, ingratiating, kindly, lovely, nice, nicely, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, shine, sympathetic), plãcut (agreeable, cheerful, comely, dulcet, fine, genial, genially, gladsome, good, goodly, grateful, gratefully, gratifying, handsome, homey, kindly, listenable, merry, neat, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, smooth, snug, sweet), atrãgãtor (alluring, attractive, attractively, beautiful, catchy, fair, fascinating, lovely, luscious, magnetic, pleasing, prepossessing, seemly, sweet, taking, winning, winsome). (various references) милый (cunning, cute, darling, dear, good, honey, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice, pleasant), привлекательный (alluring, appealing, attractive, beguiling, catching, cuddly, cunning, dinky, engaging, enticing, fetching, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice-looking, pretty, quaint, snazzy, well-favoured, well-looking, winsome). (various references) ljubazan (affable, amiable, amicable, benignant, complaisant, debonair, kind, kind hearted, kindly, likeable, lovable, nice, obliging, suave), simpatičan (lovable, nice), mio (amiable, charming, disarming, likeable, sweet). (various references) agradable (agreeable, capacious, comfortable, congenial, enjoyable, genial, goodly, lovely, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, satisfying, welcome). (various references) sympatisk (congenial, endearing, genial, likeable, lovable, loveable, sympathetic). (various references) น่าพอใจ (good, likeable, satiable, satiate, sweet), น่ารัก (lovable, loveable, lovely). (various references) sevimli (amiable, appealing, bonny, charming, cuddlesome, cuddly, cunning, cute, delectable, fair, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice, pleasant, prettily, pretty, sapid, sympathetic, winning, winsome), sempatik (caring, congenial, engaging, likeable, lovable, outgoing, sympathetic), hoşa giden (likeable, palatable, pleasing, pleasurable), hoş (affable, agreeable, beautiful, bonny, canny, charming, clean-cut, congenial, debonair, debonaire, delectable, delicious, delightful, desirable, elegant, enjoyable, fine, fragrant, handsome, jolly, kind, kindly, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice, nicely, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prettily, pretty, sapid, smart, smooth, suave, subtile, subtle, sweetly, tuneful, well, winning, winsome). (various references) привабливий (alluring, amiable, appealing, appetible, appetizing, arresting, attractable, attractive, canny, captivating, catching, catchy, clean-cut, compelling, engaging, fetching, gash, likeable, lovable, nice-looking, pleasing, rose colored, rose coloured, specious, well favored, well-favoured, winning, winsome), принадний (appetible, captivating, enviable, inviting, likeable, lovely, taking, tempting, winsome). (various references) dễ thương (ingratiatingly, likeable, lovable, lovely, prepossessing, tender), đáng yêu (amiable, cunning, cute, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice-looking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "likable": likableness, likablenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "likable": dislikable, unlikable. (additional references) | |
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"Likable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: icable, Leicaflex, Lekule, litable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "likable" (pronounced lī"kubul) |
| 7 | l ī" k u b u l | likeable. |
| 5 | -k u b u l | amicable, applicable, bankable, breakable, communicable, despicable, drinkable, impeccable, implacable, impracticable, inapplicable, irrevocable, practicable, remarkable, revocable, talkable, unmistakable, unremarkable, unshakable, unsinkable, unspeakable, unthinkable, unworkable, workable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unsalable, unsolvable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-k-l-l" | |
-1 letter: alible, labile, liable. | |
-2 letters: alike, bleak, ileal, kibla, label, libel. | |
-3 letters: able, bail, bake, bale, balk, ball, beak, bell, bike, bile, bilk, bill, blae, ilea, ilka, kail, kale, kibe, kill, lake, leak, leal, like. | |
-4 letters: ail, alb, ale, all, bal, bel, elk, ell, ilk, ill, kab, kae, kea, lab, lea, lei, lek, lib, lie. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-k-l-l" | |
+1 letter: balkline, balmlike, lamblike, likeable, linkable, slablike. | |
+2 letters: balklines, bladelike, unlikable. | |
+3 letters: backfilled, blackflies, dislikable, klebsiella. | |
+4 letters: blacklisted, blacklister, blackmailed, blackmailer, bladderlike, blanketlike, dislikeable, klebsiellas, likableness. | |
+5 letters: blacklisters, blackmailers, likabilities, rockabillies. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 69 6B 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. .. -.- .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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