likable

English

Alternative forms

• likeable

Etymology

From like +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪkəbl̩/

Adjective

likable (comparative more likable, superlative most likable)

1. (American spelling) Capable of, or suitable for, being liked.

   I suppose he's likable; why shouldn't he be?

2. (of a person) Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.

   She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.

Synonyms

• amiable

Antonyms

• unlikable
• non-likable

Related terms

• likability

Translations

capable of being liked

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 招人喜歡／招人喜欢 (zh) (zhāorén xǐhuān)

• Finnish: miellyttävä (fi)
• Hungarian: szeretetre méltó
• Italian: piacevole (it)
• Portuguese: agradável (pt)
• Scottish Gaelic: tlachdmhor
• Spanish: agradable (es)

having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable

• Bulgarian: приятен (bg) (prijaten), привлекателен (bg) (privlekatelen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 招人喜歡／招人喜欢 (zh) (zhāorén xǐhuān)

• Esperanto: simpatia (eo)
• Finnish: miellyttävä (fi)
• French: aimable (fr), sympathique (fr), sympa (fr)
• German: liebenswert (de)
• Hungarian: rokonszenves (hu), szimpatikus (hu)
• Irish: taitneamhach
• Italian: simpatico (it)
• Japanese: 好かれる (ja) (すかれる, sukareru), 好まれる (ja) (このまれる, konomareru)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: likendes (no), omgjengelig (no)

  Nynorsk: likandes, omgjengeleg

• Polish: sympatyczny (pl)
• Russian: ми́лый (ru) (mílyj), прия́тный (ru) (prijátnyj), привлека́тельный (ru) (privlekátelʹnyj), симпати́чный (ru) (simpatíčnyj), располага́ющий (ru) (raspolagájuščij)
• Sanskrit: गूर्त (sa) (gūrta)
• Scottish Gaelic: tlachdmhor
• Ukrainian: симпати́чний (sympatýčnyj)