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 byto ).

   practice agreeable to theory.

   Synonyms: harmonious, compatible

agreeable

/ əˈɡrɪəbəl /

adjective

1. pleasing; pleasant

2. prepared to consent

3. 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

Other Word Forms

• agreeableness noun
• agreeability noun
• agreeably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of agreeable¹

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

Example Sentences

The moment was so agreeable, and so unexpected, that she nearly forgot the reason for her errand—but not quite.

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Not everyone in the touring party was as agreeable as Larter.

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But as agreeable as it is, it can’t square its jabs with its sentimentality.

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Ortega is an agreeable guide through the thicket of problems, such as choosing between senior facilities that resemble “sad Marriotts” or “sad La Quinta Inns.”

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He particularly enjoyed a morality tale about two sisters – one beautiful but "vain and severe", who lost a suitor to her plain, but more agreeable, sibling.

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• delightful 
• enjoyable 
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