likable
/ˈlaɪkəbl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends."
- "From the very moment that Judge Payne was introduced to his party he proved himself a likabler guide[.]"
- "Rendezvous of ’37. He was sashaying around nice as you please. A little green. But the likablest sort of fellow you’d ever want to see."
- "“[…] Seeing as you ain’t from farming stock I won’t tell what you done, […] but if it turns out you ain’t likable I’ll tell, so you just better be someone I can like.” / “Yes, ma’am. Most folks say I’m the likablest boy they ever met.”"
- "I often struggle the most when trying to decide on what to wear because I wanted people to like me. I believed that if the shirt was not likable by others then I was not likeable^([sic])."
Etymology
Etymology tree English like Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English likable From like + -able.
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
more likable (comparative)
likabler (comparative)
most likable (superlative)
likablest (superlative)
likeable (alternative, UK)