About The Word Amiable
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Amiable
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What's The Definition Of Amiable?
[adj] diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
[adj] disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson Synonyms | Synonyms for Amiable: affable | cordial | friendly | genial | good-humored | good-humoured | good-natured Related Terms | Find terms related to Amiable: accommodating | affable | affectionate | agreeable | amicable | approachable | benevolent | benign | benignant | blissful | bonhomous | brotherly | cheerful | civil | clubbable | clubbish | clubby | communicative | companionable | companionate | compatible | complaisant | compliant | congenial | cordial | courteous | decent | desirable | dulcet | easy | easy-natured | en rapport | enjoyable | fair | fair and pleasant | favorable | felicific | felicitous | fine | fit for society | fond of society | fraternal | friendlike | friendly | generous | genial | gentle | good | good-hearted | good-humored | goodly | good-natured | good-tempered | gracious | grateful | gratifying | gregarious | harmonious | heart-warming | hearty | honeyed | hospitable | indulgent | kind | kindly | lenient | liberal | likable | mannerly | mellifluous | mellow | mild | neighborlike | neighborly | nice | obliging | open | openhearted | overindulgent | overpermissive | peaceable | permissive | pleasant | pleasing | pleasurable | pleasureful | pleasure-giving | receptive | responsive | rewarding | satisfying | simpatico | sisterly | sociable | social | social-minded | sweet | sweet-tempered | sympathique | tractable | unhostile | urbane | warm | warmhearted | welcome | welcoming | well-affected | well-disposed | well-intentioned | well-meaning | well-meant | well-natured | winning | winsome See Also | Amiable In Webster's Dictionary \A"mi*a*ble\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly,
fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been
influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to
love. Cf. {Amicable}, {Amorous}, {Amability}.]
1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.]
So amiable a prospect. --Sir T.
Herbert.
2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper
or mood; amiable ideas.
3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of
temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be
liked; as, an amiable woman.
4. Done out of love. [Obs.]
Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's
wife. --Shak.
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