amicable

am·i·ca·ble  (m-k-bl)

adj.

Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin amcbilis, from Latin amcus, friend.]

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ami·ca·bili·ty, ami·ca·ble·ness n.

ami·ca·bly adv.

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amicable [ˈæmɪkəb^əl]

adj

characterized by friendliness an amicable agreement

[from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus friend; related to amāre to love]

amicability , amicableness n

amicably  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.

amicable - characterized by friendship and good will friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child" peaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"

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amicable

adjective friendly, kindly, brotherly, civil, neighbourly, peaceful, polite, harmonious, good-humoured, amiable, courteous, cordial, sociable, fraternal, peaceable The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms.
hostile, belligerent, unkind, unfriendly, antagonistic, disagreeable, pugnacious, bellicose, quarrelsome, impolite, inimical, unsociable, uncivil, ill-disposed

Translations

amicable [ˈæmɪkəbl] ADJ → amistoso, amigable
to reach an amicable settlement → llegar a un acuerdo amistoso

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amicable [ˈæmɪkəb^əl] adj [agreement, solution, settlement] → à l'amiable; [split, divorce, separation] → à l'amiable; [discussion] → amical(e); [relationship] → amical(e)

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amicable

adj person → freundlich; relations → freundschaftlich; discussion → friedlich; (Jur) settlement, divorce, agreement → gütlich; to be on amicable terms → freundschaftlich miteinander verkehren; to part on amicable terms → sich friedlich trennen

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amicable [ˈæmɪkəbl] adj → amichevole
to part amicably (divorcing couple) → separarsi consensualmente

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amicable

adj amicable [ˈӕmikəbl]

friendly The dispute was finally settled in a very amicable manner. minlik حُبّي، سِلْمي، وُدّي дружески přátelský venskabelig freundschaftlich φιλικός amistoso, amigable sõbralik دوستانه ystävällinen amical יְדִידוּתִי मित्रवत् prijateljski barátságos damai, ramah tamah vingjarnlegur amichevole 友好的な 우호적인 draugiškas draudzīgs semangat persahabatan vriendschappelijk vennskapelig przyjazny amigável amical дружелюбный priateľský prijateljski prijateljski vänskaplig เป็นมิตร dostça, dostane 友善的 дружній; приязний دوستانہ thân thiện 友好的

adv amicably

minlik حُبِّيَّاً، سِلْمِيَّا، وُدِّيَّاً дружеско přátelsky venskabeligt freundschaftlich φιλικά amistosamente, amigablemente sõbralikult بطور دوستانه ystävällisesti à l'amiable בִּידִידוּת मित्र भाव से prijateljski barátságosan ramah vinsamlega amichevolmente 友好的に 사이좋게 draugiškai draudzīgi dengan bersahabat vriendschappelijk vennskapelig przyjaźnie amigavelmente amical; amiabil дружески, полюбовно priateľsky prijateljsko prijateljski vänskapligt อย่างเป็นมิตร dostça 友好地 полюбовно, приязно دوستانہ طور پر thân tình 友好地