Adorableness

a·dor·a·ble

[uh-dawr-uh-buhl, uh-dohr-]
adjective
1.
very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
2.
worthy of being adored.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin adōrābilis. See adore, -able

a·dor·a·ble·ness, a·dor·a·bil·i·ty, noun
a·dor·a·bly, adverb
un·a·dor·a·ble, adjective
un·a·dor·a·ble·ness, noun
un·a·dor·a·b·ly, adverb
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adorable (əˈdɔːrəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  very attractive; charming; lovable
2.  rare deserving or eliciting adoration
 
adorableness
 
n
 
a'dorably
 
adv

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adorable (əˈdɔːrəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  very attractive; charming; lovable
2.  rare deserving or eliciting adoration
 
adorableness
 
n
 
a'dorably
 
adv

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adorable
1610s, from Fr. adorable, from L. adorabilem "worthy of worship," from adorare (see adore). Weakened sense of "delightful, charming" is recorded from 1710.
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