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Grammar : Adj
Spell : lahy-kuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪ kə bəl



Definition of likable

  • adj nice, pleasant
Example sentences :
  • The girl was amusing enough, and, indeed, a most likable person at her best.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • But he explained that and—and—well, he can be so nice and likable, that I forgave him.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Because they were so likable and intelligent and adaptable—they were vastly dangerous!
  • Extract from : « Zen » by Jerome Bixby
  • Good fellow all right, and, for a 'sphinx' as you call him, likable.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • A likable chap, this Thorpe, but lazy—just an idler—he had concluded.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • You had not only to do it but you had to like it, not because it was likable, but because it was your duty.
  • Extract from : « The Lovely Lady » by Mary Austin
  • Scotland knew what she wanted and got it, a pert, a solid, a likable girl.
  • Extract from : « The Wind Bloweth » by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
  • But he's a likable man, and he may be telling the truth; I don't know.
  • Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
  • He was not handsome but his eyes were friendly and there was a quality about him that was most likable.
  • Extract from : « The Deserted Yacht » by Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
  • College is different, likable too; but it never takes the place of school.
  • Extract from : « Deering of Deal » by Latta Griswold

Synonyms for likable

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