Adorable

/əˈdɔrəbəl/ adjective

Definition

So cute, charming, or lovable that someone wants to care for it or feel affection toward it.

Etymology

From French 'adorable,' derived from Latin 'adorare' (ad- 'to' + orare 'to pray'), meaning 'to worship.' Something adorable is literally something worthy of worship or intense affection.

Kelly Says

When you call something 'adorable,' you're technically saying it's worthy of worship! The word comes from 'adorare' (to pray to), which means our brains are using religious language to describe how overwhelmingly cute puppies and kittens are.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ
an-dit
ARالعربية
محبب
muh-hib
BNবাংলা
প্রেমনীয়
pro-mon-ee-ya
CACatalà
adorable
ah-dor-ah-ble
CSČeština
milý
mee-lee
DADansk
sød
soed
DEDeutsch
liebenswert
lee-ben-zey-n-valt
ELΕλληνικά
adorabile
ah-doh-rah-bile
ESEspañol
adorable
ah-dor-ah-ble
FAفارسی
عاشقانه
e-shagh-e-na
FISuomi
rakas
ra-kas
FRFrançais
adorable
ah-dor-ah-ble
GUGU
દ્વિજ
d-v-ij
HAHA
suna
soo-na
HEעברית
אהוב
a-hoo-v
HIहिन्दी
प्यारा
pya-ra
HUMagyar
imádnivaló
ee-mad-nee-va-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
menggemaskan
men-geh-mas-kan
IGIG
nwere
nwe-re
ITItaliano
adorabile
ah-doh-rah-bile
JA日本語
かわいい
kawai-i
KKKK
сүт
s-oot
KMKM
ស្អាត
s-khat
KO한국어
귀엽다
gwi-yeop-da
MRMR
प्रेमळ
pre-mal
MSBahasa Melayu
comel
ko-mel
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်း
k-y-oon
NLNederlands
adorabel
ah-doh-rah-bel
NONorsk
søt
soht
PAPA
ਪਿਆਰਾ
pee-a-ra
PLPolski
uroczy
oo-ro-ch-ee
PTPortuguês
adorável
ah-doh-rah-vel
RORomână
adorabil
ah-doh-ree-bil
RUРусский
adorable
ah-dor-ah-ble
SVSvenska
söt
swoht
SWKiswahili
pendwa
pen-dwa
TAதமிழ்
அழகான
a-zha-ka-na
TEతెలుగు
గుణం
gu-nam
THไทย
น่ารัก
na-rak
TLTL
maganda
ma-gan-da
TRTürkçe
sevimli
seh-vehm-lee
UKУкраїнська
adorabel
ah-doh-rah-bel
URاردو
محبوب
muh-hib
VITiếng Việt
thú vị
thu-vee
YOYO
òní
o-nee
ZH中文
可爱
kě'ài
ZUZU
mhleli
mhle-lee

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