likeableness

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lik·a·ble

also like·a·ble (lī′kə-bəl)

adj.

Pleasing; attractive.

lik′a·ble·ness, like′a·ble·ness n.

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likeableness

[ˈlaɪkəblnɪs] N → simpatía f

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likeableness

(Brit), likableness

n → liebenswertes Wesen; there’s a certain lik(e)ableness about him → er hat etwas Sympathisches or Liebenswertes an sich

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