Likeable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Likeable is an adjective meaning (often British spelling) Alternative spelling of likable.
Meaning
(often British spelling) Alternative spelling of likable.
Example Sentences
He was about the likeablest cuss I ever met. We got to be good friends.
He was a most likeable and generous man, a Whitworth Scholar, and possessed of a fund of knowledge which seemed to cover every subject under the sun.
All the better that she was no dandy; all the likeabler that she spoke little; all the safer that she ruled the father an’ was a mistress in the house.
My associate, Jack Cloherty, spent a month establishing the links between Ashland the senator, an investigation which took Cloherty from Capitol Hill to Kentucky. The likeabler Cook, of course, had an explanation for everything. He acknowledged that he has accepted speech material from Ashland, but denied that it came in the form of ready-made speeches.
Word Forms
- likeabler
- likeablest
Synonyms for likeable
Depending on context, synonyms include sympathetic, appealing, likable, liked.
Antonyms for likeable
Common opposites include unsympathetic, unappealing, unlikeable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include likable, sympathetic, appealing, liked, friendly, agreeable.
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