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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the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Origin of agreeable

1350–1400; Middle English agreable < Anglo-French. See agree, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM agreeable

a·gree·a·bil·i·ty, a·gree·a·ble·ness, nouna·gree·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby agreeable

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Words related to agreeableness

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

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British Dictionary definitions for agreeableness

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 forms of agreeable

agreeableness, nounagreeably, adverb
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