Meaning & use

likable

adjective·Everyday

Pleasant and easy to like because of a friendly or agreeable personality.

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Everyone at the party found the new neighbor warm and likable.

The novel's likable narrator makes readers want to keep turning pages.

A note on using this word

Also spelled 'likeable' in British English; both spellings are widely accepted.

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Words with an opposite meaning

unlikableobnoxious

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