different between adorable vs cuddly

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French adorable, from adorer +? -able, with adorer from Old French aorer, from Latin ad?r?re, the present active infinitive of ad?r?, which is from ad +? ?r?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d????b?l/

Adjective

adorable (comparative more adorable, superlative most adorable)

1. Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Albaredo, Arboleda, dolabrae, oar blade, oarblade, roadable

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin adorabilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?.do??a.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?.du??a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.do??a.ble/
• Rhymes: -a?le

Adjective

adorable (masculine and feminine plural adorables)

1. adorable

Derived terms

• adorablement

Further reading

• “adorable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Latin adorabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.d?.?abl/

Adjective

adorable (plural adorables)

1. adorable

Further reading

• “adorable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ad?r?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ado??able/, [a.ð?o??a.??le]

Adjective

adorable (plural adorables)

1. adorable
2. lovable, loveable, cuddly, cute, sweet, dear, endearing

Related terms

• adorar
• adoración

Further reading

• “adorable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

cuddle +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?dli/, /?k?dl?i/
• Hyphenation: cud?dly

Adjective

cuddly (comparative cuddlier, superlative cuddliest)

1. Suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.
2. Fond of, or prone to cuddling.

Synonyms

• cuddlesome

Derived terms

• cuddly toy

Translations