agreeable

[ uh-gree-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. to one's liking; pleasing:

   agreeable manners;

   an agreeable sensation.

   Synonyms: amiable, gracious, accommodating, likable, pleasant

2. willing or ready to agree or consent:

   Are you agreeable to my plans for Saturday?

3. suitable; conformable (usually followed by to ):

   practice agreeable to theory.

   Synonyms: harmonious, compatible

agreeable

/ əˈɡrɪəbəl /

adjective

1. pleasing; pleasant
2. prepared to consent
3. foll byto or with in keeping; consistent

   salaries agreeable with current trends

4. foll by to to one's liking

   he said the terms were not agreeable to him

Derived Forms

• aˈgreeableness, noun
• aˈgreeably, adverb

Other Words From

• a·gree·a·ble·ness a·gree·a·bil·i·ty [uh, -gree-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
• a·gree·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of agreeable¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English agreable, from Anglo-French; agree, -able

Example Sentences

It’s always better to find an agreeable solution whenever possible.

From Search Engine Land

“The next questions are whether the military is doing this so they can find a way to share power with more agreeable civilian politicians, or whether they’re giving up on power-sharing entirely.”

From Time

Many users thus consider the change as much more acceptable and agreeable.

From Search Engine Watch

It’s always satisfying when two players with agreeable games end up on the same team, under a coach who understands their symbiotic energy and optimizes their creativity inside the right system.

From FiveThirtyEight

They censored only about 16 percent of the comments they found more politically agreeable.

From Nautilus

I found the sauce/complex aromas hailing from Guizhou in the south of China to be most agreeable.

From The Daily Beast

The jukebox plays a medley of sixties tunes, an apt and agreeable feature.

From The Daily Beast

And Kendrick, oozing charm, turns a prolonged cameo into a very agreeable supporting turn.

From The Daily Beast

But you could afford to drift to the left of your readership as long as you maintained an agreeable tone about it.

From The Daily Beast

Suliman would be happy in the more agreeable atmosphere of Kabul but she fears for her safety in Kandahar.

From The Daily Beast

There is more of artfulness in the flatteries which appear to involve a calculating intention to say the nice agreeable thing.

From Project Gutenberg

The sailors sometimes use it to fry their meat, for want of butter, and find it agreeable enough.

From Project Gutenberg

Still, monsieur, I am willing to proceed upon the lines which would appear to be more agreeable to yourself.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet it certainly would render the country more agreeable to strangers, whether sojourners or mere travelers.

From Project Gutenberg

The alternate hexameter and pentameter are, for most purposes, a more agreeable measure than the hexameter by itself.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• acceptable
• delicious
• delightful
• enjoyable
• gratifying
• mild
• pleasant
• satisfying