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amiable

[ey-mee-uh-buhl]

adjective

  1. having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable.

    an amiable disposition.

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  2. friendly; sociable.

    an amiable greeting; an amiable gathering.

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

  4. Obsolete.lovable or lovely.



amiable

/ ˈɪɪəə /

adjective

  1. having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • amiability noun
  • amiableness noun
  • amiably adverb
  • quasi-amiable adjective
  • quasi-amiably adverb
  • unamiable adjective
  • unamiableness noun
  • unamiably adverb
  • ˌˈٲ noun
  • ˈ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amiable1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin ī amicable
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amiable1

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin ī amicable
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Example Sentences

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He’s amiable but outraged, delivering a blistering critique of the country’s high unemployment rate, bread lines and uneven wealth distribution.

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Having second run for amiable Gloucestershire trainer, who does a nice line in impressions.

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Craig Wallace’s Telégin, known as “Waffles” for his pockmarked skin, is an amiable fumbler yet suffused with kindness and possessing an implacable decency.

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Whenever he reached second base, the amiable Roberts, even as a Dodger, greeted the shortstop from the San Francisco Giants, prompting more uneasiness.

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Paul Hogan is the amiable actor who does those Come to Australia TV commercials.

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