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
Synonyms of adorable
Examples of adorable in a Sentence
They live in an adorable little cottage.
what an adorable old lady, so kind and sweet
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Paddington was led off stage in an adorable moment.
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Goldberg's relatable flub came amid a Hot Topics discussion about Punch, an adorable macaque whose story of abandonment and bullying at the hands of other primates inside his Japanese zoo enclosure took the internet by storm across the last week.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
The hottest ticket at the Olympics was for Tina and Milo, the adorable, anthropomorphic stoat mascots whom fans couldn’t get enough of — literally.
—Jiachuan Wu, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Like pygmy hippo Moo Deng or fluffy penguin Pesto, Punch is a baby animal who has captured social media’s attention (even DeuxMoi) thanks to his adorable looks and specific personality.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
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Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Goldberg's relatable flub came amid a Hot Topics discussion about Punch, an adorable macaque whose story of abandonment and bullying at the hands of other primates inside his Japanese zoo enclosure took the internet by storm across the last week.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
The hottest ticket at the Olympics was for Tina and Milo, the adorable, anthropomorphic stoat mascots whom fans couldn’t get enough of — literally.
—Jiachuan Wu, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Like pygmy hippo Moo Deng or fluffy penguin Pesto, Punch is a baby animal who has captured social media’s attention (even DeuxMoi) thanks to his adorable looks and specific personality.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Adorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adorable. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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adorable
adjective
ador·able
ə-ˈdōr-ə-bəl
-ˈdȯr-
adorableness
noun
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