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Huggableness vs Huggable - What's the difference?

huggableness | huggable | Derived terms |

Huggableness is a derived term of huggable.


As a noun huggableness

is the quality or state of being huggable.

As an adjective huggable is

capable of, or suitable for, being hugged.

huggableness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality or state of being huggable.
  • * 1916 , Rupert Hughes, The Thirteenth Commandment , A. L. Burt Company (1916), page 16:
    • She looked as if she would be a plucky, tireless sportswoman; yet she had a wistful, tender huggableness that a girl ought not to lose, however well she plays tennis.
  • * 1985 , David Dalton, Piece of My Heart: A Portrait of Janis Joplin , De Capo Press (1991), ISBN 0306804468, page 43:
    • From Elvis's (I just wanna be your) teddy bear huggableness to Bowie's extraterrestrial transvestism, rock 'n' roll had always considered male androgyny to be axiomatic.
  • * 2003 , James Wolcott, " Teen Engines: Riding with the Kid Culture", Vanity Fair , July 2003:
    • Ashley’s idols are Drew Barrymore (who returned the admiration by giving them cameos in the new Charlie’s Angels), Oprah, and “Martha, because of, like, everything she’s created within her brand.” The Olsens’ ingenuity in platforming their Full House huggableness into a Martha Stewart–caliber brand consciousness has become the model and matrix for the rest of the entertainment industry.

    Synonyms

    * huggability

    huggable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hugable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of, or suitable for, being hugged.
  • * 1995 , Ann M. Martin, Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook? , page 78:
    • Claud was glad to oblige, since Gabbie is an extremely huggable girl.
  • * 2002 , Jeffrey S. Turner, Families in America , page 147:
    • 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.
  • * 2005 , Desiree Day, Crazy Love? , page 183:
    • He was exactly how she remembered him. Where Tyrell was cuddly and huggable , Mohammad was hard and sinewy.

    Synonyms

    * cuddly

    Derived terms

    * huggableness * huggability * huggably

    Related terms

    * hug