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agreeabilities

[uh-gree-uh-buhl] Origin

a·gree·a·ble

[uh-gree-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
2.
willing or ready to agree or consent: Are you agreeable to my plans for Saturday?
3.
suitable; conformable (usually followed by to): practice agreeable to theory.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English agreable < Anglo-French. See agree, -able

a·gree·a·bil·i·ty, a·gree·a·ble·ness, noun
a·gree·a·bly, adverb


1. pleasant, likable, accommodating, gracious, amiable. 3. compatible, harmonious.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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agreeable
late 14c., "to one's liking," from O.Fr. agreable (Mod.Fr. agréable) "capable of pleasing," from agreer "to please" (see agree).
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