amiable
[ ey-mee-uh-buhl ]
adjective
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
friendly; sociable: an amiable greeting; an amiable gathering.
agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.
Obsolete. lovable or lovely.
Origin of amiable
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin amīcābilis amicable
Other words for amiable
Opposites for amiable
Other words from amiable
- 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·bly, adverb
- un·a·mi·a·ble, adjective
- un·a·mi·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·a·mi·a·bly, adverb
Words that may be confused with amiable
- amiable , amicable
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British Dictionary definitions for amiable
amiable
/ (ˈeɪmɪəbəl) /
adjective
having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly
Origin of amiable
1C14: from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis amicable
Derived forms of amiable
- amiability or amiableness, noun
- amiably, adverb
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