unlikeable

«unlikeable» in Mova's school dictionary: hard to like because they are unkind, rude, selfish or… — 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 (unlikeable; also spelled unlikable)

meaning for a pupil

An unlikeable person or character is hard to like because they are unkind, rude, selfish or unpleasant. tree →

sense 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 →
• Mr Twit is an unlikeable man who plays nasty tricks. tree →
• Some readers found the princess unlikeable at first. tree →
• She was rude and bossy, which made her unlikeable. tree →
• A good writer can make an unlikeable character interesting. tree →
• By the end of the book, the unlikeable boy had changed. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Feeling lonely at a new school does not mean you are unlikeable; friendships need time and places to grow.

Trees and pragmatics

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