amiable

But, in speaking of his disposition, I have no intention whatever to give him a character for amiability.
Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy|Frank Richard Stockton
Thus he expected to neutralize the evil effects of the Baital's doctrine touching the amiability of parents unlike himself.
Vikram and the Vampire|Richard F. Burton
Mr. Caryll, the picture of amiability, smiled between spoonfuls.
The Lion's Skin|Rafael Sabatini
We will be about ten guns, and I count on the amiability of my partridges and my hares to make you pass a beautiful and good day.
A Village of Vagabonds|F. Berkeley Smith

A most creditable testimony surely to the worth and amiability of both of them.
Gibbon|James Cotter Morison

British Dictionary definitions for amiability

amiable

/ (ˈeɪmɪəbəl) /

adjective

having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly

Derived Formsamiability or amiableness, nounamiably, adverb

Word Origin for amiable

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis amicable

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Word Origin and History for amiability (1 of 2)

amiability

1807; see amiable + -ity. Amiableness is recorded from 1530s.

Word Origin and History for amiability (1 of 2)

amiable

adj.

mid-14c., from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amicabilis "friendly," from amicus "friend," related to amare "to love" (see Amy). The form confused in Old French with amable "lovable," from Latin amare. Reborrowed later in proper Latin form as amicable.

amiable

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for amiability

amiable

adjective

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Word Origin and History for amiability (1 of 2)

amiability

Word Origin and History for amiability (1 of 2)

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