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- Dictionaryamiable/ˈeɪmɪəbl/
adjective
- 1. having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner: "the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically"
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The meaning of AMIABLE is friendly, sociable, and congenial. How to use amiable in a sentence. The Roots of Amiable Go Back to Love Synonym Discussion of Amiable.
Amiable definition: having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable. See examples of AMIABLE used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈeɪ·mi·ə·bəl / Add to word list. pleasant and friendly: He was amiable and charming, and he possessed an ability to make people feel comfortable in his presence. (Definition of amiable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of amiable. amiable.
A friendly, pleasant person could be described as amiable. Airline flight attendants tend to be amiable. The people monitoring the school's cafeteria? Maybe not. An amiable person is good-natured and easy to get along with.
pleasant and friendly: He seemed an amiable young man. So amiable was the mood of the meeting that a decision was soon reached. Synonyms. affable. good-humoured. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. behaving in a kind and pleasant way. friendly I like his sister - she's so friendly. nice Her boyfriend is really nice.
1. having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable. an amiable disposition. 2. friendly; sociable. an amiable greeting. an amiable gathering. 3. agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.
Define amiable. amiable synonyms, amiable pronunciation, amiable translation, English dictionary definition of amiable. friendly and pleasant in temperament: She is an amiable hostess. Not to be confused with: amicable – characterized by showing goodwill; peaceable: They...
Definition of amiable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word amiable, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
pleasant and friendly: an amiable young man. amiably. adverb. (Definition of amiable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
