Likable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Likable \Lik"a*ble\ (l[imac]k"[.a]*b'l), a.
     Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; easy to
     like; evoking sympathy; as, a likable person. --Thackeray.
     [WordNet sense 1+2]
  
     Syn: appealing, likable.


          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. disposed to please. [WordNet sense 3]
  
     Syn: amiable, agreeable, good-humored, good-humoured,
          likable.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  likable
       adj 1: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or
              sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in
              the play" [syn: {sympathetic}, {appealing}, {likeable}]
              [ant: {unsympathetic}]
       2: easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young
          man" [syn: {likeable}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  93 Moby Thesaurus words for "likable":
     acceptable, admirable, adorable, affable, agreeable, ambrosial,
     amiable, amicable, angelic, appetizing, attractive, blissful,
     caressable, charming, cheerful, compatible, complaisant, congenial,
     cordial, cuddlesome, dainty, delectable, delicate, delicious,
     delightful, desirable, dulcet, en rapport, enjoyable, enviable,
     exciting, exquisite, fair, fair and pleasant, felicific,
     felicitous, fine, genial, good, good to eat, good-tasting, goodly,
     gracious, grateful, gratifying, gustable, gusty, harmonious,
     heart-warming, honeyed, juicy, kissable, lovable, lovely, lovesome,
     luscious, lush, mellifluous, mellow, mouth-watering, nectareous,
     nectarous, nice, of gourmet quality, palatable, pleasant, pleasing,
     pleasurable, pleasure-giving, pleasureful, provocative, rewarding,
     sapid, satisfying, savorous, savory, scrumptious, seductive,
     seraphic, succulent, sweet, taking, tantalizing, tasty, tempting,
     to be desired, toothsome, unobjectionable, welcome, winning,
     winsome, worth having, yummy