amiable
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
1Other 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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How to use amiable in a sentence
He stood in the kitchen of the Round Tower chatting amiably over instant coffee with the different staff members and researchers.
Working in The Royal Archives and Dreaming Up a Novel | Tom Sykes | October 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe stars chat amiably about sex and other topics in “Fighting for Love,” the cover story of the current AARP The Magazine.
Meryl Streep, ‘Hope Springs,’ and Senior Sex: Why Seniors Are Getting It On | Karen Springen | August 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe poked his head in at an open door, and called, amiably, "Kin anybody tell me where to find Mr. Castle?"
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandEven the gruff, grumpy, unsociable rhinoceros amiably allowed him to stroke its head with his trunk.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThe boys went through the ordeal fairly well, being amiably desirous of pleasing the proud needlewomen.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
He merely smiled amiably and said he didn't think he cared to take on a laborer's job.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair"Yes, it makes it rather awkward," Mrs. Lovick amiably conceded.
The Tragic Muse | Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for amiable
/ (ˈeɪmɪəbəl) /
having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly
Origin of amiable
1Derived forms of amiable
- amiability or amiableness, noun
- amiably, adverb
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