amiable

[ey-mee-uh-buhl]

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adjective

having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.

friendly; sociable: an amiable greeting; an amiable gathering.

agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.

Obsolete. lovable or lovely.

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Origin of amiable

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin amīcābilis amicable

SYNONYMS FOR amiable

1. gracious. 2. amicable.

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ANTONYMS FOR amiable

1. rude. 2. unfriendly, hostile.

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Related forms

a·mi·a·bil·i·ty, a·mi·a·ble·ness, nouna·mi·a·bly, adverbqua·si-a·mi·a·ble, adjectivequa·si-a·mi·a·bly, adverb

un·a·mi·a·ble, adjectiveun·a·mi·a·ble·ness, nounun·a·mi·a·bly, adverb

Can be confusedamiable amicable

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Examples from the Web for amiably

The chasseur, amiably perplexed, twirled his gold-banded cap between his fingers.
The Adventures of a Modest Man|Robert W. Chambers
"Maybe it does; but I've agreed to kill the man that takes her out before this trouble is settled," said Siclone, amiably.
The Nerve of Foley|Frank H. Spearman
One of three plans, I shall hope to adopt; two of them you have most amiably suggested, the other is to go to Penzance.
The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)|John Ayrton Paris
But the Queen looked up at me and said most amiably, "I was waiting for you all the morning yesterday; what happened to you?"
The Memoirs of Madame Vige Lebrun|Marie Louise Elisabeth Vige-Lebrun

"I see you have quite made up your mind I'm a skunk," the wounded man told him amiably.
Mavericks|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for amiably

amiable

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 amiably

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.