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# adorable

adjective (adorable, more adorable, most adorable)

«adorable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very sweet, cute and lovely, so that you want to cuddle or look after it: «an adorable puppy». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#m1)
2. Charming and easy to love. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk people use «adorable» for babies, small animals and cute things, and sometimes for a funny thing someone says. In stories it shows that a character finds someone sweet. Stronger than «cute». Phrases: «absolutely adorable», «so adorable».

### Examples

- The puppy with the floppy ears is adorable! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#x1)
- My baby cousin looks adorable in his little hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#x2)
- Grandma thought my drawing was adorable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#x3)
- The kittens were curled up in an adorable heap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#x4)
- «You're adorable,» said the girl to her hamster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#x5)
- The lamb's wobbly first steps were adorable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#x6)
- The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: adore + able, drop the «e» of adore: adorable. Noun: adorableness (rare). Can sound babyish if said about an older child; some people don't like being called adorable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adorable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adorable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adorable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adorable.html) on Mova free.