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| 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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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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amiable
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[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
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.
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| 1. | disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson |
| 2. | diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
amiable [ˈeimiəbl] adjective
likeable; pleasant and good-tempered
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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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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