different between adorable vs winning

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?n??/
• Rhymes: -?n??

Verb

winning

1. present participle of win

   Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.

Derived terms

• winnings

Adjective

winning (comparative more winning or winninger, superlative most winning or winningest)

1. That constitutes a win.

   the winning entry in the competition

   the winning lotto numbers

2. That leads to success.

   a winning formula, strategy, etc.

3. Attractive.

   a winning smile

Translations

Noun

winning (plural winnings)

1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
2. (chiefly in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.

   • Ye seeke land and sea for your winnings.

3. (mining) A new opening.
4. The portion of a coalfield out for working.

Related terms

See also

• winnings
• winningest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch winninge, equivalent to winnen +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.n??/
• Hyphenation: win?ning
• Rhymes: -?n??

Noun

winning f (plural winningen, diminutive winninkje n)

1. acquisition, gain
2. extraction

Derived terms

• broodwinning
• oliewinning

Middle English

Noun

winning

1. Alternative form of wynnyng