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LIKEABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does likeable mean?
• LIKEABLE (adjective)
The adjective LIKEABLE has 2 senses:
1. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
2. easy to like; agreeable
Familiarity information: LIKEABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
Synonyms:
appealing; likable; likeable; sympathetic
Context example:
the sympathetic characters in the play
Domain category:
drama (the literary genre of works intended for the theater)
Derivation:
like (be fond of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Easy to like; agreeable
Synonyms:
likable; likeable
Context example:
an attractive and likable young man
Similar:
liked (found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form)
Derivation:
like (be fond of)
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