There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
AGREEABLE
agreeable
(adjective) conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; “Is the plan agreeable to you?”; “he’s an agreeable fellow”; “My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me”- Disraeli; “an agreeable manner”
agreeable
(adjective) prepared to agree or consent; “agreeable to the plan”
accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant
(adjective) in keeping; “salaries agreeable with current trends”; “plans conformable with your wishes”; “expressed views concordant with his background”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
agreeable (comparative more agreeable, superlative most agreeable)
Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.
(colloquial) Willing; ready to agree or consent.
Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; followed by to, or rarely by with.
In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; used adverbially
Synonyms
• (pleasing, pleasant): See Thesaurus:pleasant
• (willing): See Thesaurus:acquiescent
• (conforming): See Thesaurus:agreeable
Noun
agreeable (plural agreeables)
Something pleasing; anything that is agreeable.
Source: Wiktionary
A*gree"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. agréable.]
1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste. A train of agreeable reveries. Goldsmith.
2. Willing; ready to agree or consent. [Colloq.] These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. Latimer.
3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with. That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another. L'Estrange.
4. In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report.
Syn.
– Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See Pleasant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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