adorable

adjective

ador·​able ə-ˈdȯr-ə-bəl 

1

: extremely charming or appealing

an adorable child

an adorable cottage

2

: worthy of adoration or veneration

adorability

ə-ˌdȯr-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

adorableness

ə-ˈdȯr-ə-bəl-nəs 

noun

adorably

ə-ˈdȯr-ə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• sweet
• dear
• beautiful
• precious
• lovely
• loved
• charming
• darling
• lovable

Examples of adorable in a Sentence

They live in an adorable little cottage.

what an adorable old lady, so kind and sweet

Recent Examples on the Web

The adorable moment reveals the pup splayed out on the ground, peeking under the door with a fixed gaze. —Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025

And wrap it in a gorgeous (if somewhat twisted) album cover depicting a completely adorable baby underwater, grasping at a dollar bill on a fishhook? —Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025

The video showed Kylie holding Elliotte on her hip while Jason was walking beside Wyatt and holding her hand with his mom, Donna Kelce, trailing behind. Both little girls were dressed for the occasion, with Elliotte in an adorable baby blue tulle dress and Wyatt in a pink and purple sequined dress. —Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025

His little one even made an adorable debut on one of the tracks. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "worthy of veneration," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin adōrābilis, from adōrāre "to venerate, adore" + -bilis "capable (of acting or being acted upon)" — more at -able

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for adorable

• horrible
• storable
• deplorable

Kids Definition

adorable

adjective

ador·​able ə-ˈdōr-ə-bəl 

-ˈdȯr-

1

: deserving to be adored

2

: charming, lovely

an adorable child

adorableness noun

adorably

-blē 

adverb