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Liable vs Likable - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between liable and likable

is that liable is bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable while likable is capable of being liked.

liable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
    • The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
    • The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
  • Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
  • Likely.
    • Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

    Related terms

    * liability * reliable

    Anagrams

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    likable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * likeable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being liked.
    • I suppose he's likable ; why shouldn't he be?
  • (of a person) Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.
    • She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.

    Antonyms

    * unlikable

    Related terms

    * likability