Likable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

easy to like; agreeable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪkəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪkəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪkəbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪkəbəl/.

Examples

the sympathetic characters in the play
an attractive and likable young man

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

likeable sympathetic appealing

Antonyms

unsympathetic

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings “the sympathetic characters in the play”
adjective	easy to like; agreeable “an attractive and likable young man”

Word Forms

appealingness	noun	attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
like	verb	be fond of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sympathisch

(von Charakteren in der Literatur oder im Drama), die empathische oder mitfühlende Gefühle hervorrufen

🇫🇷French

sympathique

(de personnages littéraires ou dramatiques) évoquant des sentiments empathiques ou sympathiques

🇪🇸Spanish

agradable

(de personajes de literatura o teatro) que evocan sentimientos empáticos o comprensivos

🇮🇹Italian

simpatico

(di personaggi della letteratura o del teatro) che evocano sentimenti empatici o comprensivi

🇳🇱Dutch

sympathiek

(van personages uit de literatuur of drama) die empathische of sympathieke gevoelens oproepen

🇵🇹Portuguese

simpático

(de personagens de literatura ou drama) evocando sentimentos empáticos ou simpáticos

🇷🇺Russian

приятный

(о персонажах литературы или драмы), вызывающие эмпатические или сочувственные чувства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिलकश

(साहित्य या नाटक के पात्र) सहानुभूतिपूर्ण या सहानुभूतिपूर्ण भावनाएँ उत्पन्न करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পছন্দনীয়

(সাহিত্য বা নাটকের চরিত্রগুলির) সহানুভূতিশীল বা সহানুভূতিশীল অনুভূতি জাগানো

🇮🇳Tamil

விரும்பத்தக்கது

(இலக்கியம் அல்லது நாடகத்தில் உள்ள கதாபாத்திரங்கள்) பச்சாதாபம் அல்லது அனுதாப உணர்வுகளைத் தூண்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇష్టపడదగినది

(సాహిత్యం లేదా నాటకంలోని పాత్రల) సానుభూతి లేదా సానుభూతి భావాలను రేకెత్తిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आवडण्यायोग्य

(साहित्य किंवा नाटकातील पात्रांचे) सहानुभूती किंवा सहानुभूती भावना जागृत करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગમવા યોગ્ય

(સાહિત્ય અથવા નાટકના પાત્રોની) સહાનુભૂતિ અથવા સહાનુભૂતિની લાગણીઓ જગાડવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಷ್ಟವಾದ

(ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿನ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ) ಪರಾನುಭೂತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿಯ ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇഷ്ടമുള്ളത്

(സാഹിത്യത്തിലോ നാടകത്തിലോ ഉള്ള കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളുടെ) സഹാനുഭൂതിയോ സഹതാപമോ ഉള്ള വികാരങ്ങൾ ഉണർത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ

(ਸਾਹਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਟਕ ਦੇ ਪਾਤਰਾਂ ਦਾ) ਹਮਦਰਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پسند کرنے کے قابل

(ادب یا ڈرامے کے کرداروں کا) ہمدردی یا ہمدردی کے جذبات کو جنم دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讨人喜欢的

（文学或戏剧中的人物）唤起同理心或同情心

🇯🇵Japanese

好感が持てる

（文学やドラマの登場人物の）共感または同情的な感情を呼び起こす

🇰🇷Korean

바람직한

(문학이나 드라마 속 인물의) 공감이나 공감의 감정을 불러일으키는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

như nhau

(của các nhân vật trong văn học hoặc kịch) gợi lên cảm giác đồng cảm hoặc đồng cảm

🇹🇭Thai

น่าพอใจ

(ของตัวละครในวรรณกรรมหรือละคร) ทำให้เกิดความรู้สึกเห็นอกเห็นใจหรือเห็นอกเห็นใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg menyenangkan

(karakter dalam sastra atau drama) membangkitkan perasaan empati atau simpatik

🇵🇭Filipino

kaibig-ibig

(ng mga tauhan sa panitikan o dula) na nagbubunsod ng damdaming nakikiramay o nagkakasundo

🇲🇾Malay

disenangi

(watak dalam sastera atau drama) membangkitkan perasaan empati atau simpati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محبوب

(للشخصيات في الأدب أو الدراما) إثارة مشاعر التعاطف أو التعاطف

🇮🇷Persian

دوست داشتنی

(شخصیت های ادبیات یا نمایشنامه) که احساسات همدلانه یا همدردی را برمی انگیزد

🇹🇷Turkish

sevimli

(edebiyat veya dramadaki karakterlerin) empatik veya sempatik duygular uyandırması

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָבִיב

(של דמויות בספרות או בדרמה) המעוררים רגשות אמפתיים או סימפטיים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'likable'?

The primary meaning of 'likable' is '(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings'.

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Using 'likable' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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