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agreeable

[ uh-gree-uh-buhl ]
/ əˈgri ə bəl /
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adjective

to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
willing or ready to agree or consent: Are you agreeable to my plans for Saturday?
suitable; conformable (usually followed by to): practice agreeable to theory.

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RELATED WORDS

gratifying, satisfying, enjoyable, acceptable, delightful, pleasant, mild, delicious, proper, congenial, favorable, sympathetic, consenting, dandy, fair, fine, nice, peachy, pleasurable, ready

Nearby words

agraphia, agrarian, agrarianism, agravic, agree, agreeable, agreeance, agreed, agreement, agrestal, agrestic

Origin of agreeable

1350–1400; Middle English agreable < Anglo-French. See agree, -able
SYNONYMS FOR agreeable
1 pleasant, likable, accommodating, gracious, amiable.
3 compatible, harmonious.
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Related formsa·gree·a·bil·i·ty, a·gree·a·ble·ness, nouna·gree·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for agreeable

agreeable

/ (əˈɡrɪəbəl) /

adjective

pleasing; pleasant
prepared to consent
(foll by to or with) in keeping; consistentsalaries agreeable with current trends
(foll by to) to one's likinghe said the terms were not agreeable to him
Derived Formsagreeableness, nounagreeably, adverb
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Word Origin and History for agreeable

agreeable

adj.

late 14c., "to one's liking," from Old French agreable (12c., Modern French agréable) "pleasing, in agreement, consenting, thankful," from agreer "to please" (see agree). Related: Agreeably.

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