amiable

a·mi·a·ble  (m--bl)

adj.

1. Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable.

2. Cordial; sociable; congenial: an amiable gathering.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin amcbilis; see amicable.]

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ami·a·bili·ty, ami·a·ble·ness n.

ami·a·bly adv.

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amiable [ˈeɪmɪəb^əl]

adj

having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly

[from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis amicable]

amiability , amiableness n

amiably  adv

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amicable, amiable - Amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and is commonly applied only to people—though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes. Amiable first meant "kind" or "lovely, lovable," and amicable first applied to things and meant "pleasant, benign."

See also related terms for pleasant.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	amiable - disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson good-humored, good-humoured good-natured - having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play"
	2.	amiable - diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" affable, cordial, genial friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

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amiable

adjective pleasant, kind, kindly, pleasing, friendly, attractive, engaging, charming, obliging, delightful, cheerful, benign, winning, agreeable, good-humoured, lovable, sociable, genial, affable, congenial, winsome, good-natured, sweet-tempered, likable or likeable She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed.
hostile, sour, unpleasant, unfriendly, repellent, displeasing, disagreeable, loathsome, ill-natured

Translations

amiable [ˈeɪmɪəbl] ADJ → amable, afable

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amiable [ˈeɪmiəb^əl] adj (= friendly) [person] → aimable, affable; [manner, style] → aimable; [face] → avenant(e)

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amiable

adj → liebenswürdig

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amiable [ˈeɪmɪəbl] adj → affabile, amabile

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amiable

adj amiable [ˈeimiəbl]

likeable; pleasant and good-tempered. vriendelik, gaaf وَدود، أنيس، لَطِيف мил příjemný, milý, přívětivý elskværdig; venlig liebenswürdig προσηνής, ευπροσήγορος afable, amable meeldiv خوش طینت؛ مهربان rakastettava aimable חָבִיב टहलना ljubazan kedves ramah ljúfmannlegur, elskulegur amabile, affabile 気立ての良い 상냥한 simpatingas patīkams; laipns; pievilcīgs menyenangkan beminnelijk vennlig, elskverdig sympatyczny afável amabil добродушный milý, príjemný prijazen ljubazan vänlig, älskvärd เป็นมิตร sevimli, cana yakın 親切的 люб'язний; доброзичливий دلاویز ، دلکش nhã nhặn 亲切的

n amiaˈbility

vriendelikheid لُطْف، وُد، أُنس любезност přívětivost, laskavost elskværdighed; venlighed die Liebenswürdigkeit προσήνεια afabilidad, amabilidad meeldivus خوشرویی؛ مهربانی miellyttävyys gentillesse חָבִיבוּת सौम्यता ljubaznost kedvesség keramahan ljúfmennska affabilità 人好きのすること 친절 simpatingumas laipnība; pievilcība sifat ramah beminnelijkheid vennlighet uprzejmość afabilidade amabilitate добродушие láskavosť prijaznost ljubaznost vänlighet, älskvärdhet ความเป็นมิตร sevimlilik, cana yakınlık 親切 люб'язність; доброзичливість دل کشی ، دلاویزی tính dễ thương 亲切

adv amiably

vriendelik بِلَطافَة، بِوُد любезно přívětivě, laskavě ælskværdigt; venligt liebenswürdig φιλικά, προσηνώς afablemente, amablemente meeldivalt با خوشرویی miellyttävästi aimablement בְּחָבִיבוּת सौम्य ljubazno kedvesen ramah elskulega affettuosamente 優しく 애교있게 simpatingai laipni; pievilcīgi dengan ramah beminnelijk vennlig, hyggelig sympatycznie afavelmente (în mod) amabil добродушно láskavo prijazno ljubazno vänligt อย่างเป็นมิตร hoş bir şekilde, tatlılıkla 親切地 люб'язно; доброзичливо دلکش طریقے سے hoà nhã 亲切地