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a⋅mi⋅a⋅ble
[ey-mee-uh-buh
l] 
–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. |
Related forms:
a⋅mi⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, a⋅mi⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
a⋅mi⋅a⋅bly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. gracious. 2. amicable.
1. gracious. 2. amicable.
Antonyms:
1. rude. 2. unfriendly, hostile.
1. rude. 2. unfriendly, hostile.
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| a·mi·a·ble (ā'mē-ə-bəl) adj.
[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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Amiable
A"mi*a*ble\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, Amorous, Amability.]1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.] So amiable a prospect. --Sir T. Herbert. 2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas. 3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman. 4. Done out of love. [Obs.] Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : amiable
Spanish:
afable, amable,
German:
liebenswürdig,
Japanese:
気立ての良い
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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