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adjective
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin amīcābilis, equivalent to amīc(us) friend, friendly + -ābilis -able; compare amiable
1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin amīcābilis, equivalent to amīc(us) friend, friendly + -ābilis -able; compare amiable
Related forms
am·i·ca·bil·i·ty, am·i·ca·ble·ness, noun
am·i·ca·bly, adverb
un·am·i·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
un·am·i·ca·ble, adjective
un·am·i·ca·ble·ness, noun
EXPANDun·am·i·ca·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
agreeable.
agreeable.
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Example Sentences
- Round the family table, the political talk is tough but amicable.
- We are not interested in an amicable settlement.
- It was not a particularly amicable separation.
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Word Origin & History
amicable
1530s, from L.L. amicabilis "friendly," a word in Roman law, from L. amicus "friend," related to amare "to love" (see Amy).
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