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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