One likable candidate seemed to lack drive and the ability to act independently.
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Monaghan is hugely likable, and Dempsey makes the swinish Tom seem almost human.
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Marion, the heroine, is one of the most likable characters in all of literature.
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The president doesn't have to be extremely likable, good-looking or well-spoken.
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Bud's not out to hurt anyone though, and he's likable enough, even if he is dim.
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That is, if this small but likable picture is allowed time to find its audience.
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The likable Scott Browning misses that childlike quality in Lucy's friend Larry.
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This interview shows why Mr. Rendell is one of today's most likable politicians.
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Even Larita, who is so likable thanks to Biel, is a bit of an emotional mystery.
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Sympathetic: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"
Easy to like; agreeable; "an attractive and likable young man"
Popularity is the quality of being well-liked or common, or having a high social status. Popularity figures are an important part of many people's personal value systems and form a vital component of success in people-oriented fields such as management, politics, and entertainment, among others.
"Likable" is Toshinori Yonekura's 29th single. Released as a limited print CD single coupled with a DVD, it is Yonekura's final single released under Warner Music Group. It is the lead single to his album, Samurai Quality (2007).
Capable of being liked; Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable