adorable

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French adorable and its etymon Latin adorābilis, from adōrāre, from ad +‎ ōrō +‎ ōrāre. By surface analysis, adore +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈdɔːɹəbəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/ === Adjective === adorable (comparative more adorable, superlative most adorable) Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Albaredo, Arboleda, dolabrae, oar blade, oarblade, roadable == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adorābilis. By surface analysis, adorar +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ðuˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ðoˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.ðoˈɾa.ble] Rhymes: -ablə, -able === Adjective === adorable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adorables) adorable ==== Derived terms ==== adorablement === Further reading === “adorable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === From Latin adorābilis. By surface analysis, adorer +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.dɔ.ʁabl/ === Adjective === adorable (plural adorables) adorable === Further reading === “adorable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adōrābilis. By surface analysis, adorar +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adoˈɾable/ [a.ð̞oˈɾa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: a‧do‧ra‧ble === Adjective === adorable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adorables) adorable lovable, loveable, cuddly, cute, sweet, dear, endearing ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “adorable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish adorable, from Latin adōrābilis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadoˈɾable/ [ʔɐ.d̪oˈɾaː.blɛ] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: a‧do‧ra‧ble === Adjective === adorable (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ) adorable Synonyms: masusuyo, masasamba, kapintu-pintuho ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “adorable”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 12