Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See likable, likableness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective See
likable
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
likable .
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- adjective (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
- adjective easy to like; agreeable
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Examples
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Ok that sounds good, just remember that Riley still has to be a little likeable from the beginning.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Yogi’s Review Forum 2009
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KF: It is quite hard to create tension in likeable characters but life (or the plot) will often do it.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Katie Fforde 2008
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Harry, although once again more likeable, is still a right prat.
2005 July 2005
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I think the way to make sardonic likeable is not make him sardonic 24/7 (it’s how I get away with it), make him generally nice, but frequently give him sardonic lines.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Yogi’s Review Forum 2009
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Also she's not terribly likeable, which is very refreshing for a central disabled character.
Wheelchairs: why do they make SUCH a difference? Elizabeth McClung 2008
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In the Senedd he became known as a likeable AM, whose bluff exterior hid a surprisingly keen political mind.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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He is competent and likeable, which is one reason I initially doubted he would win.
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I think he has the kind of likeable charm and slight awkardness that would be perfect ...
Update: Sony Denies Report that Logan Lerman is Spider-Man | /Film 2010
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(Hollywood, I fear, will soften the character and make her more "likeable," which will ruin her utterly).
More Odds, More Ends grrm 2010
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Well, he seems "likeable" enough to me ... but his agenda?
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