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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Delightful, lovable, and charming.
  • adjective Worthy of adoration.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Demanding adoration; worthy of being adored; worthy of divine honors.
  • Worthy of the utmost love or admiration: as, she is an adorable creature; an adorable statue.
  • Demanding adoration; worthy of being adored; worthy of divine honors.
  • Worthy of the utmost love or admiration: as, she is an adorable creature; an adorable statue.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors.
  • adjective Worthy of the utmost love or respect.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

Etymologies

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Borrowed from French adorable

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