agreeableness

[ uh-gree-uh-buhl-nis ]

/ əˈgri ə bəl nɪs /

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noun

the state or condition of being pleasing or likeable:He was generally liked for his agreeableness, good manners, and excellent spirits.A well-trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations.

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Sometimes a·gree·a·bil·i·ty

[uh-gree-uh-bil-i-tee] /əˌgri əˈbɪl ɪ ti/ .

Origin of agreeableness

agreeable + -ness

Words nearby agreeableness

agrarianism, agravic, agréation, agree, agreeable, agreeableness, agreeance, agreed, agreement, agrégé, agrément

How to use agreeableness in a sentence

Similarly, conscientiousness and agreeableness scores also declined among middle-aged adults in 2021 and early 2022, but the drop wasn’t nearly as steep as the one observed among young adults.
The pandemic may be stunting young adults’ personality development|Sujata Gupta|September 28, 2022|Science News
These traits include openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and emotional stability.
We tested AI interview tools. Here’s what we found.|Sheridan Wall, Hilke Schellmann|July 7, 2021|MIT Technology Review
In other words, I think grit is trait-like in the same way that extroversion or agreeableness or open-mindedness might be trait-like, in that people carry this tendency with them in life.
How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy (Ep. 458)|Steven D. Levitt|April 15, 2021|Freakonomics
In kindergarten, agreeableness is indeed an asset—and the extroverts are the good students.
The New Child-Testing Craze|Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman|February 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST

That may be; but where you find one handsomer face than his, you see a thousand destitute of its intelligence and agreeableness.
Alone|Marion Harland
He reveals every day some new trait of interest or agreeableness.
Evenings at Donaldson Manor|Maria J. McIntosh
By their beauty and their agreeableness they charmed Burns, and did much to make his visit delightful.
Robert Burns|Principal Shairp.
For agreeableness of conversation there is nothing in New York at all comparable to our institution.
Albert Gallatin|John Austin Stevens
It is true, also, that Thackeray approached "society" rather to satirize it than to set forth its agreeableness.
From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers

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