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amiability

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a⋅mi⋅a⋅ble

  [ey-mee-uh-buhl]
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–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; ME < MF < LL amīcābilis amicable

Related forms:
a⋅mi⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, a⋅mi⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
a⋅mi⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. gracious. 2. amicable.

Antonyms:
1. rude. 2. unfriendly, hostile.
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a·mi·a·ble   (ā'mē-ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable.

  2. Cordial; sociable; congenial: an amiable gathering.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis; see amicable.]
a'mi·a·bil'i·ty, a'mi·a·ble·ness n., a'mi·a·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

amiable 
c.1350, from O.Fr. amiable, from L. amicabilis "friendly," from amicus "friend," related to amare "to love" (see Amy). The form confused with O.Fr. amable "lovable," from L. amare.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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