Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Pleasing; attractive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a nature to attract liking; apt to be liked: as, a likable disposition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; easy to like; evoking sympathy.
- adjective disposed to please.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
liked . - adjective of a person Having qualities tending to result in being liked;
friendly ,personable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
- adjective easy to like; agreeable
Etymologies
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Examples
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To look at this step from another angle -- _if you would be likable, you must find other men likable_.
Certain Success Norval A. Hawkins
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Sooner or later it will become evident to most voters that being likable is not the same as being a good leader.
King: Blue Dogs on constituents' short leash over health care 2009
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CBS got two playoff holes Sunday — any overtime action helps TV sports ratings — and a sturdy storyline in likable Kenny Perry, 48, aiming to become the oldest Masters winner.
Even without Tiger, CBS gets Masterful showing at Augusta 2009
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Murkowski said she can't endorse Miller, who she says has espoused ideas outside the mainstream, or Scott McAdams, the Democratic challenger and small-town mayor she calls likable but inexperienced.
Lisa Murkowski: Republican Leaders Turned Their Backs On Me 2010
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Murkowski said she can't endorse Miller, who she says has espoused ideas outside the mainstream, or Scott McAdams, the Democratic challenger and small-town mayor she calls likable but inexperienced.
Lisa Murkowski: Republican Leaders Turned Their Backs On Me 2010
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Mickolai's character, though ultimately likable, is at times annoyingly flawless in his morals, military acumen, and financial wizardry.
REVIEW: The War with Earth by Leo Frankowski and Dave Grossman 2005
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Murkowski said she can't endorse Miller, who she says has espoused ideas outside the mainstream, or Scott McAdams, the Democratic challenger and small-town mayor she calls likable but inexperienced.
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I’m about to really introduce my antagonist and the advice to make him likable is something I guess I knew, but hadn’t thought of in terms of my writing.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Creating a really good bad guy 2008
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I'm sure much of the draw is nostalgia, but I've even grown to like some of the later shorts, so I think there's something intrinsic to the whole thing that is just plain likable.
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It's a good story with very good characters, but not necessarily good as in likable.
Archive 2010-07-01 2010
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