amiability

[ey-mee-uh-buhl]

a·mi·a·ble

[ey-mee-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
2.
friendly; sociable: an amiable greeting; an amiable gathering.
3.
agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.
4.
Obsolete. lovable or lovely.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin amīcābilis amicable

a·mi·a·bil·i·ty, a·mi·a·ble·ness, noun
a·mi·a·bly, adverb
qua·si-a·mi·a·ble, adjective
qua·si-a·mi·a·b·ly, adverb
un·a·mi·a·ble, adjective
EXPAND
un·a·mi·a·ble·ness, noun
un·a·mi·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

amiable, amicable.


1. gracious. 2. amicable.


1. rude. 2. unfriendly, hostile.

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amiable (ˈeɪmɪəbəl)
 
adj
having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly
 
[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilisamicable]
 
amia'bility
 
n
 
'amiableness
 
n
 
'amiably
 
adv

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