likable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlaɪkəbəl/ UK /ˈlaɪkəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
pleasant and easy to like

The new intern was instantly likable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · pleasant and easy to like amiable agreeable engaging pleasant genial winsomeendearingcongenial

Opposites

unlikabledisagreeable odious detestable

Word family

Derived forms likablenesslikablylikability

Related forms likelikeableliking

Etymology

From the verb like (from Old English līcian 'to please, be pleasing') + -able, the suffix from Old French and ultimately Latin -abilis. The form means 'able to be liked'.

līcian Old English -abilis Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# likable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈlaɪkəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlaɪkəbəl/

## Meanings
1. pleasant and easy to like

## Examples
- The new intern was instantly likable.

## Synonyms
- amiable
- agreeable
- engaging
- pleasant
- genial
- winsome
- endearing
- congenial

## Antonyms
- unlikable
- disagreeable
- odious
- detestable

## Derived Forms
- likableness
- likably
- likability

## Related Forms
- like
- likeable
- liking

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: līcian
- Root: -abilis

## Etymology
From the verb like (from Old English līcian 'to please, be pleasing') + -able, the suffix from Old French and ultimately Latin -abilis. The form means 'able to be liked'.

## AI Etymology
Likable comes from the verb like (from Old English līcian 'to please, be pleasing') + -able, the suffix from Old French and ultimately Latin -abilis. The form means 'able to be liked'. The etymological trail includes Old English līcian, Latin -abilis. The same word family includes likableness, likably, likability, like, likeable, liking. Its current adjective use means "pleasant and easy to like".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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