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UK
/lˈaɪkəbəl/
]
[ US /ˈɫaɪkəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪkəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
the sympathetic characters in the play -
easy to like; agreeable
an attractive and likable young man
How To Use likeable In A Sentence
- But the world is not full of exclusively charming and likeable people. The Sun
- The debut in spring 2006 of HBO's television series, Big Love, which featured a fictional and in some ways likeable polygamous family in Utah, propelled polygamy to the front pages of American newspapers and put the idea of legalized polygamy "in play" in some surprising quarters. Elizabeth Marquardt: Get Ready for Group Marriage
- Being attractive and likeable can be the small, notionally "irrelevant" factor that helps to tip the balance in our favor. The Untapped Power of Erotic Capital
- Emotionally expressive individuals are perceived as more visible, more attractive, and more likeable than unexpressive individuals.
- Yet despite these limitations, there's something very likeable about this film. Times, Sunday Times
- He offered Angus a high-powered job and, eventually, the likeable Scot became Sales Manager.
- But, behind a somewhat stern exterior, Brian was a modest and very likeable man.
- He was such a charming and likeable man that you wanted to do things simply because he was Sergio.
- How did the likeable high-flier manage to pull it off and, more importantly, what will he do at BBC1 to prove those saying he could be a future director general right? Will Danny Cohen have youth on his side at BBC1?
- The Arizonan is a sort of new Bob Dole; a tough but likeable old fellow who gets trounced by a younger, seemingly youthful candidate, he said. Will Mari: Mike Huckabee Supporter Ready To Get Behind McCain