adorableness

Quality inspiring affection

Adorableness is the quality of being adorable—inspiring affection or delight through cuteness or charm.

The word applies most often to babies, small animals, and endearing behavior: The puppy's adorableness was impossible to resist.

It can sound slightly awkward; speakers often prefer how adorable or similar constructions.

cuteness

puppy

Juvenile canine

fluffy · squishy · plush · cherubic · dimples · chubby cheeks · snuggly · dainty · diminutive · tiny

endearment

sweetness

Sugary taste quality

heartwarming · touching · winsome · fondness · cherished · affection · warmth · gentleness · doting · devotion

charm

delightful

Highly pleasing, wonderful

engaging · winning · likable · magnetic · irresistible · beguiling · fetching · darling · loveable · pleasant

innocence

purity

Uncontaminated quality

wide-eyed · guileless · trusting · childlike · unspoiled · vulnerability · wonderment · freshness · genuineness · sincerity

Categories
Opposites
aesthetic appeal and emotional response

adorablenessrepulsiveness

Quality inspiring strong aversion

hideousness · ugliness · grotesqueness · loathsomeness · repugnance

refinement and manner

adorablenesscrudeness

Lack of sophistication

coarseness · grossness · vulgarity · boorishness · uncouthness

Family

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

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