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amiableness
a·mi·a·ble
/
ˈeɪ
mi
ə
bəl
/
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[
ey
-mee-
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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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;
Middle English
<
Middle French
<
Late Latin
amīcābilis
amicable
Related forms
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
un·a·mi·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·a·mi·a·b·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
amiable,
amicable
.
Synonyms
1.
gracious.
2.
amicable.
Antonyms
1.
rude.
2.
unfriendly, hostile.
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World English Dictionary
amiable
(ˈeɪmɪəb
ə
l)
—
adj
having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly
[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin
amīcābilis
amicable
]
amia'bility
—
n
'amiableness
—
n
'amiably
—
adv
amiable
(ˈeɪmɪəb
ə
l)
—
adj
having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly
[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin
amīcābilis
amicable
]
amia'bility
—
n
'amiableness
—
n
'amiably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
amiable
mid-14c., from O.Fr. amiable, from L.L. amicabilis "friendly," from amicus "friend," related to amare "to love" (see
Amy
). The form confused in O.Fr. with amable "lovable," from L. amare. Reborrowed later in proper L. form as
amicable
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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