likable

/'laikəbl/ Cách viết khác : (likeable) /'laikəbl/

Thân thiện

He is a very likable person with a warm smile.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Easy to like; agreeable; pleasant: Describes a person, personality, or quality that is pleasant and easy to appreciate, enjoy, or feel affection for.
   • Evoking empathy or sympathy: In literature or drama, describes a character who is portrayed in a way that makes the audience feel understanding, compassion, or support for them.

Usage and Examples

• Describing a person's character:
  • He is a genuinely likable person who makes friends easily.
  • Her likable nature made her very popular at the new school.
• Describing a quality or trait:
  • He has a likable sense of humor that puts everyone at ease.
• Describing a fictional character:
  • The protagonist is written as a very likable character, so the audience roots for her success.

Advanced Usage

• "Likable enough": Used to indicate someone is pleasant but perhaps not exceptionally so.
  • He was likable enough, but I didn't feel a strong connection.
• "Universally likable": Describes someone or something that is almost everyone finds pleasant.
  • The teacher's fair and kind manner made her universally likable among students.

Variants and Related Words

• Likeable: An alternative spelling of "likable." Both forms are correct and interchangeable.
  • She found her new colleague to be very likeable.
• Likability (Noun): The quality of being likable.
  • The candidate's likability was a significant factor in the election.

Synonyms

• Agreeable: Pleasant and easy to get along with.
• Pleasant: Giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment.
• Amiable: Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
• Charming: Very pleasant or attractive.
• Endearing: Inspiring affection.

Antonyms

• Disagreeable: Unpleasant or unfriendly.
• Unlikable: Not pleasant or easy to like.
• Repellent: Causing disgust or distaste.

Notes on Usage

• "Likable" is primarily used to describe people and their inherent qualities or personalities. It can also describe animals, fictional characters, and, less commonly, inanimate objects or concepts (e.g., a likable idea).
• The word often implies a natural, inherent quality rather than a temporary state.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. easy to like; agreeable
   • an attractive and likable young man
2. (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
   • the sympathetic characters in the play

Từ đồng nghĩa

• likeable
• sympathetic
• appealing