Amiable Definition

āmē-ə-bəl
adjective
Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable.
American Heritage
Having a pleasant and friendly disposition; good-natured.
Webster's New World
Cordial; sociable; congenial.
An amiable gathering.
American Heritage
Lovely or lovable.
Webster's New World

Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.

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Origin of Amiable

  • Middle English amyable, from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“I love”). The meaning has been influenced by French aimable, Latin amābilis (“loveable”). Compare with amicable, amorous, amability.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin amīcābilis amicable

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Amiable Sentence Examples

  • She had an amiable personality, always ready with a kind word and a smile.

  • It was amazing how amiable two people could be when their time together was going to be short.

  • There are times, so they say, when Tony Benn also looks amiable.

  • He was so very polite, amiable, good-natured, and genuinely grateful to Pierre for saving his life that Pierre had not the heart to refuse, and sat down with him in the parlor--the first room they entered.

  • His amiable disposition acquired him a large circle of friends, who deeply lament his death.

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AAMAMI

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ELEBLE

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Words Starting With A and Ending With E

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