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agreeable

[uh-gree-uh-buhl]
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adjective
  1. to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.
  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.
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Origin of agreeable

1350–1400; Middle English agreable < Anglo-French. See agree, -able
Related formsa·gree·a·bil·i·ty, a·gree·a·ble·ness, nouna·gree·a·bly, adverb

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1. pleasant, likable, accommodating, gracious, amiable. 3. compatible, harmonious.
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Related Words for agreeableness

geniality, congeniality, cordiality, sociability, warmth, affability, friendliness, pleasantness, graciousness, bonhomie

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British Dictionary definitions for agreeableness

agreeable

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

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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