AMIABLE

affable, amiable, cordial, genial

(adjective) diffusing warmth and friendliness; “an affable smile”; “an amiable gathering”; “cordial relations”; “a cordial greeting”; “a genial host”

amiable, good-humored, good-humoured

(adjective) disposed to please; “an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin”- Hal Hinson

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

amiable (comparative more amiable, superlative most amiable)

Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious

Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like

Usage notes

• See amicable.

Synonyms

• likable

Anagrams

• aimable

Source: Wiktionary


A"mi*a*ble, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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