adorableadj.

Brit.

/əˈdɔːrəbl/, U.S.

/əˈdɔrəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s adoreable, 1600s– adorable.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French adorable; Latin adōrābilis.

Etymology: < Middle French, French adorable worthy of worship (a1400; rare before 17th cent.; earlier in sense ‘that is used in worship’ (early 14th cent. in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation)), worthy of being loved with passion (1640), worthy of admiration (1650 in the source translated in quot. 1653 at sense 2, or earlier; from 1845 in sense ‘exquisite, perfect’) and its etymon classical Latin adōrābilis worthy of admiration or reverence (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) < adōrāre adore v. + -bilis -ble suffix.

1. Worthy of or inspiring worship or veneration.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > [adjective] > worthy of

blessedc1230

worshipfulc1350

venerable?1504

adorable1601

worshipable1622

1601 T. Lodge tr. Luis de Granada Flowers I. x. f. 62 Howe may I expresse a mistery so sublime & adorable [L. adorandum]?

1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 195 And make me a thing adoreable and divine.

1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful iii. §7. 87 We discover the adorable wisdom of God in his works.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature III. 399 That adorable Being who governs all.

1830 T. Flint Shoshonee Valley I. v. 166 They were to be sprinkled..by the blood of the Son of God, the second person in the adorable Trinity.

1871 H. E. P. Spofford New-Eng. Legends 35 The most exquisite, most savory, and most delicious food of Heaven—I mean the adorable body and precious blood of Jesus Christ.

1912 Irish Monthly 40 701 He asks..the blessing of God, the adorable Three in One, on his labours.

1952 Rev. Metaphysics 5 463 The more they fail to know the more they will progress in apprehending the unknowable by adorable God.

2005 B. Pandit Explore Hinduism iii. 33 The Hindu attitude towards the personal God, who is the adorable lord of the universe.

2. Worthy of or inspiring great affection or admiration. Now usually in weakened sense: charming, delightful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective]

lief and deara900

dearOE

sweetOE

lovedOE

dearlyOE

liefOE

dearworth?c1225

chere1297

lovered1340

beloveda1375

dearworthyc1374

chary?a1400

sugaredc1475

tender1485

chereful1486

affectionatea1513

dilect1521

chare1583

ingling1595

darling1596

affected1600

in the love of1631

jewel-darling1643

adorable1653

fonded1684

endeared1841

dotey1852

the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] > likeable or agreeable

likewurtheeOE

likeworthyc1175

lovablea1400

likesomea1565

likeable1653

simpatico1844

OK1871

adorable1908

personable1953

1653 F. G. tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Artamenes I. ii. 79 How cruel is Philidaspes..to steal from me the one halt of Mandanaes adorable looks, and all the sweetness of her Discourse?

1683 London Bully 52 O Adorable Beauty, and Beautiful Adorability!

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists ii. i. 162 A way to make very adorable Places of these Sylvan Habitations.

1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide xv. ix. 104 I'm griev'd to the Heart, Without cash to depart, And quit this adorable Scene.

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred III. vi. ix. 263 The ever adorable had truly quitted the mountains.

?a1868 J. S. Coyne Did you ever send your Wife to Brooklyn? 6 Seven o'clock! I shall scarcely have time to make myself adorable.

1908 E. M. Forster Room with View ii. 25 Look at that adorable wine-cart!

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 39 John McCormack, an adorable man, handsome as the top of the morning.

2008 Women's Health Nov. 68/2 Omigod! His kids are so adorable!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adorable
释义	adorableadj. Brit. /əˈdɔːrəbl/, U.S. /əˈdɔrəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s adoreable, 1600s– adorable. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French adorable; Latin adōrābilis. Etymology: < Middle French, French adorable worthy of worship (a1400; rare before 17th cent.; earlier in sense ‘that is used in worship’ (early 14th cent. in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation)), worthy of being loved with passion (1640), worthy of admiration (1650 in the source translated in quot. 1653 at sense 2, or earlier; from 1845 in sense ‘exquisite, perfect’) and its etymon classical Latin adōrābilis worthy of admiration or reverence (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) < adōrāre adore v. + -bilis -ble suffix. 1. Worthy of or inspiring worship or veneration. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > [adjective] > worthy of blessedc1230 worshipfulc1350 venerable?1504 adorable1601 worshipable1622 1601 T. Lodge tr. Luis de Granada Flowers I. x. f. 62 Howe may I expresse a mistery so sublime & adorable [L. adorandum]? 1638 R. Baker tr. J. L. G. de Balzac New Epist. III. 195 And make me a thing adoreable and divine. 1757 E. Burke Philos. Enq. Sublime & Beautiful iii. §7. 87 We discover the adorable wisdom of God in his works. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature III. 399 That adorable Being who governs all. 1830 T. Flint Shoshonee Valley I. v. 166 They were to be sprinkled..by the blood of the Son of God, the second person in the adorable Trinity. 1871 H. E. P. Spofford New-Eng. Legends 35 The most exquisite, most savory, and most delicious food of Heaven—I mean the adorable body and precious blood of Jesus Christ. 1912 Irish Monthly 40 701 He asks..the blessing of God, the adorable Three in One, on his labours. 1952 Rev. Metaphysics 5 463 The more they fail to know the more they will progress in apprehending the unknowable by adorable God. 2005 B. Pandit Explore Hinduism iii. 33 The Hindu attitude towards the personal God, who is the adorable lord of the universe. 2. Worthy of or inspiring great affection or admiration. Now usually in weakened sense: charming, delightful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective] lief and deara900 dearOE sweetOE lovedOE dearlyOE liefOE dearworth?c1225 chere1297 lovered1340 beloveda1375 dearworthyc1374 chary?a1400 sugaredc1475 tender1485 chereful1486 affectionatea1513 dilect1521 chare1583 ingling1595 darling1596 affected1600 in the love of1631 jewel-darling1643 adorable1653 fonded1684 endeared1841 dotey1852 the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > [adjective] > likeable or agreeable likewurtheeOE likeworthyc1175 lovablea1400 likesomea1565 likeable1653 simpatico1844 OK1871 adorable1908 personable1953 1653 F. G. tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Artamenes I. ii. 79 How cruel is Philidaspes..to steal from me the one halt of Mandanaes adorable looks, and all the sweetness of her Discourse? 1683 London Bully 52 O Adorable Beauty, and Beautiful Adorability! 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists ii. i. 162 A way to make very adorable Places of these Sylvan Habitations. 1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide xv. ix. 104 I'm griev'd to the Heart, Without cash to depart, And quit this adorable Scene. 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred III. vi. ix. 263 The ever adorable had truly quitted the mountains. ?a1868 J. S. Coyne Did you ever send your Wife to Brooklyn? 6 Seven o'clock! I shall scarcely have time to make myself adorable. 1908 E. M. Forster Room with View ii. 25 Look at that adorable wine-cart! 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day ii. 39 John McCormack, an adorable man, handsome as the top of the morning. 2008 Women's Health Nov. 68/2 Omigod! His kids are so adorable! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1601
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