huggable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌɡ.ə.bəl/ (UK, US)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English hug Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English huggable From hug + -able.
Meanings
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Capable of, or suitable for, being hugged.
How high? Real high 'cause I'm just so fly / A young lovable, huggable type of guy
1992, “Jump”, performed by Kris Kross:Claud was glad to oblige, since Gabbie is an extremely huggable girl.
1995, Ann M. Martin, Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook, page 78:Moreover, this need often manifests itself in the young child's selection of a cuddly or huggable doll or stuffed animal, called a transitional object by child psychologists.
2002, Jeffrey S. Turner, Families in America, page 147:He was exactly how she remembered him. Where Tyrell was cuddly and huggable, Mohammad was hard and sinewy.
2005, Desiree Day, Crazy Love, page 183:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most huggable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| hugable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more huggable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unhuggable · huggably · huggableness · huggability
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (19)
de anschmiegsam (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · nl knuffelbaar (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · es abrazable (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · pt abraçável (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · fr douillet (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · es blando (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · de knuddelig (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · es mullido (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · da krammelig (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · sv kramgo (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · fi halattava (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · cmn 逗人喜爱的 (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · hu ölelni való (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · fr confortable (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · ru обнима́емый (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · ro îmbrățișabil (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · de umarmbar (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · ro de strâns în brațe (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged) · es achuchable (capable of, or suitable for, being hugged)