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Definition: Unlikable |
UnlikableAdjective1. (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic". 2. Difficult or impossible to like; "a disagreeable and unlikable old woman". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: UnlikableSynonyms: unappealing (adj), unlikeable (adj), unsympathetic (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: sympathetic (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Unlikable |
| English words defined with "unlikable": unlikeable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "unlikable": That's gay.. (references) |
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Screenplays | Unlikable, dry-skinned biped. (Transformers; writing credit: George Arthur Bloom; Doug Booth) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "unlikable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unsympathisch (disagreeable, off putting, unappealing, unattractive, uncongenial, unlovable, unpleasant, unsympathetic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ikableunlay antipatic (antipathetic, antipathetical, horrid, ill natured, repugnant). (various references) nedopadljiv (displeasing, unagreeable, unlovable). (various references) sevimsiz (angular, beastly, grotty, unamiable, unattractive, uncongenial, ungracious, unlikeable, unlovable, unlovely, unprepossessing, unsympathetic), nahoş (disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, graceless, grating, repellent, repelling, unlikeable, unpleasant), itici (impulsive, projectile, propellent, propelling, propulsive, pusher, pushing, repellent, repelling, repugnant, repulsive, unattractive, unlikeable, unlovely, unprepossessing), hoşa gitmeyen (displeasing, offending, undesirable, unlikeable), hoş olmayan (disagreeable, objectionable, ungracious, unlikeable, unpalatable, unpleasant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Unlikable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ulikooli, unclimable, Unilab, unlinkable, unplaceable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-k-l-l-n-u" | |
-1 letter: balkline, linkable. | |
-2 letters: likable, linable, unalike. | |
-3 letters: alible, alkine, bullae, labile, liable, lienal, lineal, nebula, nubile, unable, unlike. | |
-4 letters: alien, alike, aline, anile, ankle, baulk, binal, blain, blank, bleak, blink, bulla, elain, ileal, inkle, kibla, knell, label, liane, libel, liken, nubia, ulnae. | |
-5 letters: able, akin, anil, bail, bake, bale, balk, ball, bane, bani, bank, beak. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 6C 69 6B 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. .-.. .. -.- .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01101100 01101001 01101011 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n l i k a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 006C 0069 006B 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)558078757767687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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