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amiable
[ey-mee-uh-buhl]
adjective
having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable.
an amiable disposition.
Synonyms:Antonyms:friendly; sociable.
an amiable greeting; an amiable gathering.
Synonyms:Antonyms: ,agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.
Obsolete.lovable or lovely.
amiable
/ ˈɪɪəə /
adjective
having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly
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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of amiable1
Example Sentences
He’s amiable but outraged, delivering a blistering critique of the country’s high unemployment rate, bread lines and uneven wealth distribution.
Having second run for amiable Gloucestershire trainer, who does a nice line in impressions.
Craig Wallace’s Telégin, known as “Waffles” for his pockmarked skin, is an amiable fumbler yet suffused with kindness and possessing an implacable decency.
Whenever he reached second base, the amiable Roberts, even as a Dodger, greeted the shortstop from the San Francisco Giants, prompting more uneasiness.
Paul Hogan is the amiable actor who does those Come to Australia TV commercials.
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