likeable

«likeable» in Mova's school dictionary: easy to like; pleasant and friendly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (likeable, more likeable, most likeable)

meaning for a pupil

Likeable means easy to like; pleasant and friendly. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used about people and characters in stories: a likeable hero, a likeable new pupil. In writing, authors make a character likeable so readers care about them.

examples

• Our new neighbour is very likeable. tree →
• The hero of the book is brave and likeable. tree →
• Ben is likeable because he is always kind. tree →
• Even the villain is a bit likeable in this film. tree →
• She has a likeable smile. tree →
• He tried hard to be likeable at his new school. tree →

note

Spelled «likeable» (UK, common everywhere) or «likable» (US); both are correct. Opposite: unlikeable, unpleasant.

In the corpora

• Maybe I'm just not likeable any more."

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «likeable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.