adorable

adjective

ador·​able ə-ˈdȯr-ə-bəl 

1

: extremely charming or appealing

an adorable child

an adorable cottage

2

: worthy of adoration or veneration

adorability

ə-ˌdȯr-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

adorableness

ə-ˈdȯr-ə-bəl-nəs 

noun

adorably

ə-ˈdȯr-ə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• darling
• dear
• disarming
• endearing
• lovable
• loveable
• lovesome
• precious
• sweet
• winning
• winsome

Examples of adorable in a Sentence

They live in an adorable little cottage.

what an adorable old lady, so kind and sweet

Recent Examples on the Web

In videos, the adorable, if neurotic, sheepadoodle taps buttons related to play, outside, or poop, and her enthusiastic human owner and trainer fulfills requests while engaging in something that resembles back and forth conversation. —Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024

This adorable beaded purse from Anthropologie does exactly that. —Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

The internet personality and defensive end, both 29, celebrated their daughter's first birthday with an adorable compilation from the past year on Instagram. —Athena Sobhan, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Jeff is an adorable menace here, and he’s quickly become an internet darling. —Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "worthy of veneration," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin adōrābilis, from adōrāre "to venerate, adore" + -bilis "capable (of acting or being acted upon)" — more at -able

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

adorable

adjective

ador·​able ə-ˈdōr-ə-bəl 

-ˈdȯr-

1

: deserving to be adored

2

: charming, lovely

an adorable child

adorableness noun

adorably

-blē 

adverb