amiable
Use Amiable in a sentence
mi 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.
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amiable (ˈeɪmɪəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis | |
| amia'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'amiableness | |
| —n | |
| 'amiably | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Dinosaurs, scientifically specified but cartoonishly drawn, throw an eon-spanning party in this amiable romp.
It helped that he was so amiable and so lacking in conceit—not universal qualities among journalists.
Maintaining constant open communication has not been easy, and interactions have not always been amiable.
The governor's kind, amiable personality is still conveyed, even through this degree of literalism.
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