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–adjective

characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < LL amīcābilis, equiv. to amīc(us) friend, friendly + -ābilis -able; cf. amiable

]

—Related forms

am·i·ca·bil·i·ty, am·i·ca·ble·ness, noun

am·i·ca·bly, adverb

—Synonyms agreeable.

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adj. Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly.

[Middle English, from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus, friend.]

am'i·ca·bil'i·ty, am'i·ca·ble·ness n., am'i·ca·bly adv.

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amicable

1532, from L.L. amicabilis, a word in Roman law, from L. amicus "friend," related to amare "to love" (see Amy).

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amicable
adjective
characterized by friendship and good will [ant: hostile]

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amicable [ˈӕmikəbl] adjective

friendly
Example: The dispute was finally settled in a very amicable manner.

Arabic:	حُبّي، سِلْمي، وُدّي
Chinese (Simplified):	友好的
Chinese (Traditional):	友好的
Czech:	přátelský
Danish:	venskabelig
Dutch:	vriendschappelijk
Estonian:	sõbralik
Finnish:	ystävällinen
French:	amical
German:	freundschaftlich
Greek:	φιλικός
Hungarian:	barátságos
Icelandic:	vingjarnlegur
Indonesian:	damai, ramah tamah
Italian:	amichevole

Japanese:	友好的な
Korean:	우호적인
Latvian:	draudzīgs
Lithuanian:	draugiškas
Norwegian:	vennskapelig
Polish:	przyjazny
Portuguese (Brazil):	amistoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	amigável
Romanian:	amical
Russian:	дружелюбный
Slovak:	priateľský
Slovenian:	prijateljski
Spanish:	amistoso, amigable
Swedish:	vänskaplig
Turkish:	dostça, dostane

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Amicable

A"mi*a*ble\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, Amorous, Amability.]

1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.]

So amiable a prospect. --Sir T. Herbert.

2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.

3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.

4. Done out of love. [Obs.]

Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. --Shak.

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