adorability

Quality of endearing

Adorability is the quality of being adorable—the capacity to inspire affection or delight.

The word applies most often to babies, small animals, and anything with features that trigger protective tenderness: The puppy's adorability was impossible to resist.

It can also describe charming behavior or mannerisms that endear someone to others.

cuteness

cuddly

Pleasantly huggable

plushie · kitten · puppy · cherubic · squishy · chibi · dainty · diminutive · tiny · round

endearment

sweetness

Sugary taste quality

dear · beloved · cherished · heartwarming · tender · touching · warmth · affection · fondness · gentle

charm

winsome

Sweetly charming

beguiling · engaging · appealing · fetching · winning · disarming · likable · amiable · personable · charisma

whimsy

playful

Inclined toward fun

impish · sprightly · elfin · pixie · fey · mischievous · spirited · lively · antic · capering

Opposites
aesthetic/emotional appeal

adorabilityrepulsiveness

Quality inspiring strong aversion

ugliness · hideousness · grotesqueness · loathsomeness · repugnance

capacity to inspire protective tenderness

adorabilityrepulsiveness

Quality inspiring strong aversion

odiousness · abhorrence · frightfulness · menace · creepiness

endearing quality

adorabilityobnoxiousness

State of being insufferable

hatefulness · odiousness · abhorrence · disagreeableness · unpleasantness

Family

adore, adorable, adored, adoring, adoration, adores, adorer, adorably, adorers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G