"likeability" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: likeabilities [plural]
Etymology: like + -ability Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|like|ability}} like + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} likeability (countable and uncountable, plural likeabilities)
  1. The property that makes a person likeable, that allows them to be liked. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: likability Translations (Translations): amabilité [feminine] (French), agradabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-likeability-en-noun-ADHAgHAf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability

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