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# unlikeable

adjective (unlikeable; also spelled unlikable)

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

## Everyday

An unlikeable person or character is hard to like because they are unkind, rude, selfish or unpleasant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlikeable/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in book reviews and stories about characters: «an unlikeable hero», «an unlikeable villain». It tells the reader how we feel about a character.

### Examples

- The main character was so selfish that he was unlikeable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlikeable/#x1)
- Mr Twit is an unlikeable man who plays nasty tricks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlikeable/#x2)
- Some readers found the princess unlikeable at first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlikeable/#x3)
- She was rude and bossy, which made her unlikeable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlikeable/#x4)
- A good writer can make an unlikeable character interesting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlikeable/#x5)
- By the end of the book, the unlikeable boy had changed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlikeable/#x6)

### Note

Two spellings: «unlikeable» (more British) and «unlikable» (more American). Opposite: «likeable». Being unlikeable is not the same as being evil; a character can be annoying but still good.

## On Mova

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