Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adorable

/əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: adorable
IPA: /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

Example Sentences

"a romantic love song with adorable-sounding drum beats"
"Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adōrābilis, from adōrāre + -bilis, from ad + ōrō. By surface analysis, adore + -able.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: adōrābilis
Suffix: adōrō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/
British English: /əˈdɔːɹəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more adorable (comparative) most adorable (superlative)

Derived Forms

adorability adorableness adorables adorably adorasexy adorbs Adoribull adorkable nonadorable unadorable

Synonyms

endearing lovely

Rhymes With

horrible deplorable

Questions

How do you pronounce adorable?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/.
What does adorable mean?: Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
Where does adorable come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce adorable

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