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
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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The former co-host of The Talk is now a mother to the adorable 3-year-old Wilde Wolf and splits her time between the US and the UK.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 July 2025
Pascal is, frankly, adorable as a Nicolas Cage superfan.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Those resources also power the factories that crank out defensive units that automatically fight to protect your castle from periodic waves of enemies (in adorable pixelated animations that take place on a battlefield to the right of your castle).
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
The former co-host of The Talk is now a mother to the adorable 3-year-old Wilde Wolf and splits her time between the US and the UK.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 July 2025
Pascal is, frankly, adorable as a Nicolas Cage superfan.
—EW.com, 31 July 2025
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“Adorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adorable. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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adorable
adjective
ador·able
ə-ˈdōr-ə-bəl
-ˈdȯr-
adorableness
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