Meanings
comparative more huggable · superlative most huggable · alternative hugable
- Capable of, or suitable for, being hugged.
Claud was glad to oblige, since Gabbie is an extremely huggable girl.
1995, Ann M. Martin, Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook, page 783 more examples
How high? Real high 'cause I'm just so fly / A young lovable, huggable type of guy
1992, “Jump”, performed by Kris KrossMoreover, 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 147He was exactly how she remembered him. Where Tyrell was cuddly and huggable, Mohammad was hard and sinewy.
2005, Desiree Day, Crazy Love, page 183Synonyms: cuddly
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of, or suitable for, being hugged.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 逗人喜爱的
- 逗人喜爱的capable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Danish krammelig
- krammeligcapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Dutch knuffelbaar
- knuffelbaarcapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Finnish halattava
- halattavacapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
French douillet, confortable
- douilletcapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
- confortablecapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
German umarmbar, anschmiegsam
- umarmbarcapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
- anschmiegsamcapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
- knuddeligcapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Hungarian ölelni való
- ölelni valócapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Portuguese abraçável
- abraçávelcapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Romanian îmbrățișabil, de strâns în brațe
- îmbrățișabilcapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
- de strâns în brațecapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Russian обнима́емый
- обнима́емый (obnimájemyj)capable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Spanish mullido, blando
- mullidocapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
- blandocapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
- abrazablecapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
- achuchablecapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Swedish kramgo
- kramgocapable of, or suitable for, being hugged
Cite this entry
huggable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huggable
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