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agreeably

[uh-gree-uh-buhl]

Origin

adjective

to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.

willing or ready to agree or consent: Are you agreeable to my plans for Saturday?

suitable; conformable (usually followed by to): practice agreeable to theory.

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

Related forms

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

a·gree·a·bly, adverb

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

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agreeable (əˈɡrɪəb^əl)

—*adj* (foll by to or with)
1.	pleasing; pleasant
2.	prepared to consent
3.	in keeping; consistent: salaries agreeable with current trends
4.	(foll by to) to one's liking: he said the terms were not agreeable to him

a'greeableness

—n

a'greeably

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

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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