likable

[ UK /lˈa‍ɪkəbə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪkəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
    the sympathetic characters in the play
  2. easy to like; agreeable
    an attractive and likable young man
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How To Use likable In A Sentence

  • Their movements have a likable jazzy syncopation, a bit of relaxed jive.
  • There's even more proof in the new duets album: While the pairings add to the jollity Lady Gaga is amazingly likable, and not at all trampy, on "The Lady Is a Tramp", the real attraction is Mr. Bennett himself. Ready for His Autumn Waltz
  • Amusing, instantly likable, and whip-smart, he's in possession of a life so unconventional and fantastical, it's more twisted than fiction.
  • Likewise, Stuart Townsend plays a nebulously likable best friend who flirts openly with Frank's wife, but has his back when things get rough.
  • While the recreations adequately portray the father of psychoanalysis they cannot make him likable.
  • Still, much to your chagrin, you find yourself occasionally tickled by the screwball antics of the likable cast of characters.
  • Lesser actors would have come off as comically ineffectual or abrasive and unlikable, but Howard nails the performance.
  • I've watched a few films over the last few days and enjoyed these two: "Sahara" - A good adventure film featuring the very likable Steve Zahn. Archive 2005-09-01
  • The more time and energy they spend on depicting Sen. Clinton or any other Democrat as "unlikable," all we have to do is remind them of the "likable" goof who's been sitting in the Oval Office for the last six years. What's Not to Like?
  • It's hard to make unlikable characters interesting, but Igby somehow has just the right tone of sly humor, just the right hint of cartoonish sincerity.
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