adorable

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French adorable, from adorer +‎ -able, with adorer from Old French aorer, from Latin adōrāre, the present active infinitive of adōrō, which is from ad +‎ ōrō. By surface analysis, adore +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

Adjective

adorable (comparative more adorable, superlative most adorable)

  1. Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
    a romantic love song with adorable-sounding drum beats
    • 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 [], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 171:
      Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adorābilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

adorable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adorables)

  1. adorable

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Further reading

French

Etymology

From Latin adorābilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

adorable (plural adorables)

  1. adorable

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adōrābilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

adorable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adorables)

  1. adorable
  2. lovable, loveable, cuddly, cute, sweet, dear, endearing

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adorable, from Latin adōrābilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

adorable (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. adorable
    Synonyms: masusuyo, masasamba, kapintu-pintuho

See also

Further reading

  • adorable at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • 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