amicableadj.

Brit.

/ˈamᵻkəbl/, U.S.

/ˈæməkəb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English– amicable, 1500s amycable; Scottish pre-1700 amicabell, pre-1700 amicabill, pre-1700 amycabill, pre-1700 amycabyll, pre-1700 1700s– amicable.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin amicabilis friendly, peaceable (6th cent.), (of things) congenial (13th cent. in a British source; 1363 in Chauliac: compare quot. ?a1425 at sense 1) < classical Latin amīcus friend (see amyke n.) + -ābilis -able suffix. Compare earlier amiable adj.In amicable number n. at Compounds after post-classical Latin numeri amicabiles (F. van Schooten, 1657).

†1. Of a substance or thing: agreeable; favourable; benign. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

winsomea900

sweetc900

likingeOE

i-quemec950

lieflyOE

winlyOE

hereOE

thankfulc1000

merryOE

queemc1175

beina1200

willea1200

leesomec1200

savouryc1225

estea1250

i-wilc1275

winc1275

welcomea1300

doucea1350

well-pleasingc1350

acceptablea1382

pleasablea1382

pleasanta1382

pleaseda1382

acceptedc1384

amiablec1384

well-likinga1387

queemfulc1390

flattering1393

pleasinga1398

well-queeminga1400

comelyc1400

farrandc1400

greable1401

goodlyc1405

amicable?a1425

placablec1429

amene1433

winful1438

listyc1440

dulcet1445

agreeablec1450

favourousc1485

sweetly?a1500

pleasureful?c1502

dulcea1513

grate1523

prettya1529

plausible1541

jolly1549

dulcoratec1550

toothsome1551

pleasurable1557

tickling1558

suavec1560

amenous1567

odoriferous?1575

perfumed1580

glada1586

tickle1593

pleasurous1595

favoursome1601

dulcean1606

gratifying1611

Hyblaean1614

gratulatea1616

arrident1616

solacefula1618

pleasantable1619

placid1628

contentsome1632

sapid1640

canny1643

gustful1647

peramene1657

pergrateful1657

tastefula1659

complacent1660

placentiousa1661

gratifactorya1665

bland1667

suavious1669

palatable1683

placent1683

complaisant1710

nice1747

tasty1796

sweetsome1799

titbit1820

connate1836

cunning1843

mooi1850

gemütlich1852

sympathique1859

congenial1878

sympathetic1900

sipid1908

onkus1910

sympathisch1911

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 24^v (MED) Naturale [blode] is..pure in odour & amicable i. frendly [L. amicabilis] in sapour.

1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes sig. P.ii^v Pomgranardes generallie are of a light nourishement and euer make thinne bloud, and are very amicable and holesome for the stomacke.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician iv. 127 Balsam of Peru..its amicable and peculiar faculty [L. amicam & peculiarem facultatem] in strengthening the Nerves.

1790 E. Sibly New & Compl. Illustr. Astrol. (new ed.) i. 133 Jupiter, being naturally temperate, and having these amicable aspects, is deemed the most benevolent of all the planets to mankind.

1841 Mirror of Lit. 2 Oct. 217/1 The amicable influence of music is..pleasantly noticed by a poet.

1917 J. R. Walker Sun Dance 123 The old Lakota still..wave them [sc. horse-tails] over others to cause an amicable influence.

2. Of an arrangement, agreement, etc. (esp. following a dispute, or in circumstances where ill feeling might otherwise be expected): characterized by a lack of discord; done with mutual goodwill, or without quarrelling or use of force; peaceable, harmonious.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > [adjective] > amicable (of arrangements)

amicablea1475

a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1906) ii. 532 (MED) An amicable composicion bitwene the Abbesse of Godestowe and Thomas fitz Turstyne..The sentence of this friendly composicion is [etc.].

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xii^v Betwene the Frenche kyng their souereigne lorde & the duke of Briteyne..some gentle pacificacion or amicable accorde might be concluded and accepted.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem ii. Table 65 Amicabill composition is ane aggreance be arbitrie, conforme to ane paction agreid betwixt the parteis.

1690 M. Henry Remarks from Country 16 Their insolence..declares them to be above the humble Dispensation of an amicable Composure.

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber viii. 161 This occasion'd my being deputed to him, to enquire into the Right of his Demand, and to make an amicable End of our Dispute.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi iii. 79 We entered into amicable relations with the chief.

1985 M. M. Eno in D. H. Sprenkle Divorce Therapy 150 While not entirely amicable, the separation occurred without the children becoming entangled in marital conflict.

2008 J. A. Arthur Afr. Diaspora in U.S. & Europe vi. 99 The goal is to find an amicable solution that the parties to the conflict can live with.

3. Friendly; kindly; good-natured, good-tempered; affable, sociable. Cf. amiable adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective]

holdc893

friendOE

fellowly?c1225

couthlyc1275

friendfulc1379

amiablea1382

commonc1384

queema1400

lovely1409

acquaintablea1425

familiarc1425

great1483

friendlikea1500

towardly15..

amicable1532

friendable1569

amical1580

graceful?1593

accostable1611

amicous1676

lovable1691

clever1758

unchilled1794

tosh1821

mately1822

1532 T. Audley Let. 15 Nov. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 24 The most joyous and amycable assemblie and meting of his Grace and the French Kinge.

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. G2^v Renowmed and amicable Readers.

1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism Apol. 22 The most amicable expressions.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vi. 352 We once more arrived at an amicable port.

1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage v. 72 The amicable and good-tempered manner.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands I. vi. 336 She had frequently, by amicable embassies, warned her brother of Spain.

1909 Cent. Mag. Oct. 861/2 It was her supreme happiness to receive amicable little signs of recognition from some of these superior beings.

1999 E. Friedman Then Again 124 There was the amicable drink-meister who worked at the bar at Major-Roberts.

Compounds

amicable number n. either of a pair of numbers, each of which equals the sum of all the factors of the other, excluding the number itself; = amiable number n. at amiable adj. and n. Compounds 2.The smallest pair of amicable numbers is 220 and 284.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > particular qualities > other

digitusa1398

argumentc1405

geodeticala1690

known quantity1702

amicable number1743

summability1900

idempotent1903

modularity1927

repunit1964

palindrome1972

seed1972

1743 E. Stone New Math. Dict. (ed. 2) Amicable Numbers, are such that are mutually equal to the Sum of one another's aliquot Parts, as are these Numbers 284, and 220.

1796 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. (new ed.) I. 104/2 F. Schooten..I believe first gave the name of amicable to such numbers.

1816 T. Taylor (title) Theoretic Arithmetic..together with some remarkable Particulars respecting Perfect, Amicable, and other Numbers.

2014 M. Parker Things to make & do in Fourth Dimension (2015) vii. 142 Because adding up the factors of each of the numbers gives you the other number, 220 and 284 are considered to be intimately linked, and have earned the name ‘amicable numbers.’

amicable suit n. Law an action instituted by mutual understanding between the parties concerned in order to secure an authoritative decision on a point of law.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit > other types of action

mort d'ancestora1325

trespass on the case1429

action of detinue1467

mortancestry1471

replevin1515

non-finding1525

nisi prius1533

faint action1542

interpleadera1558

improbationc1575

assize1577

assumpsit1586

transitory action1594

trover1594

suit of the King's peace1607

detinuea1626

quia timet1628

choke-baila1637

reprobator1672

spulyie1678

petitory action1681

proprium1695

restitution of conjugal rights1720

amicable suit1768

noxal action1774

real action1818

witness action1892

class suit1894

non-jury1897

foreclosure action1905

class action1910

derivative action1934

paternity suit1945

1768 London Mag. July 343/2 Will you in case you have any objection to private arbitration, join with us in instituting an amicable suit in chancery.

1851 Law Times 23 Aug. 273/2 Mr. Foley, being threatened with a hostile suit on behalf of..two of the legatees under the will, alleged that he was advised..to file an amicable suit as residuary legatee.

1915 F. L. Holmes Regulation Railroads & Public Utilities Wisconsin xxiii. 318 The issues were framed in amicable suits brought for the purpose of securing a judicial interpretation of certain doubtful phraseology.

2001 Southwestern Hist. Q. 104 550 Mathias Guerra brought an amicable suit against his brother..to divide their father's estate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amicable
释义	amicableadj. Brit. /ˈamᵻkəbl/, U.S. /ˈæməkəb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English– amicable, 1500s amycable; Scottish pre-1700 amicabell, pre-1700 amicabill, pre-1700 amycabill, pre-1700 amycabyll, pre-1700 1700s– amicable. Etymology: < post-classical Latin amicabilis friendly, peaceable (6th cent.), (of things) congenial (13th cent. in a British source; 1363 in Chauliac: compare quot. ?a1425 at sense 1) < classical Latin amīcus friend (see amyke n.) + -ābilis -able suffix. Compare earlier amiable adj.In amicable number n. at Compounds after post-classical Latin numeri amicabiles (F. van Schooten, 1657). †1. Of a substance or thing: agreeable; favourable; benign. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] winsomea900 sweetc900 likingeOE i-quemec950 lieflyOE winlyOE hereOE thankfulc1000 merryOE queemc1175 beina1200 willea1200 leesomec1200 savouryc1225 estea1250 i-wilc1275 winc1275 welcomea1300 doucea1350 well-pleasingc1350 acceptablea1382 pleasablea1382 pleasanta1382 pleaseda1382 acceptedc1384 amiablec1384 well-likinga1387 queemfulc1390 flattering1393 pleasinga1398 well-queeminga1400 comelyc1400 farrandc1400 greable1401 goodlyc1405 amicable?a1425 placablec1429 amene1433 winful1438 listyc1440 dulcet1445 agreeablec1450 favourousc1485 sweetly?a1500 pleasureful?c1502 dulcea1513 grate1523 prettya1529 plausible1541 jolly1549 dulcoratec1550 toothsome1551 pleasurable1557 tickling1558 suavec1560 amenous1567 odoriferous?1575 perfumed1580 glada1586 tickle1593 pleasurous1595 favoursome1601 dulcean1606 gratifying1611 Hyblaean1614 gratulatea1616 arrident1616 solacefula1618 pleasantable1619 placid1628 contentsome1632 sapid1640 canny1643 gustful1647 peramene1657 pergrateful1657 tastefula1659 complacent1660 placentiousa1661 gratifactorya1665 bland1667 suavious1669 palatable1683 placent1683 complaisant1710 nice1747 tasty1796 sweetsome1799 titbit1820 connate1836 cunning1843 mooi1850 gemütlich1852 sympathique1859 congenial1878 sympathetic1900 sipid1908 onkus1910 sympathisch1911 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 24^v (MED) Naturale [blode] is..pure in odour & amicable i. frendly [L. amicabilis] in sapour. 1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes sig. P.ii^v Pomgranardes generallie are of a light nourishement and euer make thinne bloud, and are very amicable and holesome for the stomacke. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician iv. 127 Balsam of Peru..its amicable and peculiar faculty [L. amicam & peculiarem facultatem] in strengthening the Nerves. 1790 E. Sibly New & Compl. Illustr. Astrol. (new ed.) i. 133 Jupiter, being naturally temperate, and having these amicable aspects, is deemed the most benevolent of all the planets to mankind. 1841 Mirror of Lit. 2 Oct. 217/1 The amicable influence of music is..pleasantly noticed by a poet. 1917 J. R. Walker Sun Dance 123 The old Lakota still..wave them [sc. horse-tails] over others to cause an amicable influence. 2. Of an arrangement, agreement, etc. (esp. following a dispute, or in circumstances where ill feeling might otherwise be expected): characterized by a lack of discord; done with mutual goodwill, or without quarrelling or use of force; peaceable, harmonious. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > [adjective] > amicable (of arrangements) amicablea1475 a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1906) ii. 532 (MED) An amicable composicion bitwene the Abbesse of Godestowe and Thomas fitz Turstyne..The sentence of this friendly composicion is [etc.]. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xii^v Betwene the Frenche kyng their souereigne lorde & the duke of Briteyne..some gentle pacificacion or amicable accorde might be concluded and accepted. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem ii. Table 65 Amicabill composition is ane aggreance be arbitrie, conforme to ane paction agreid betwixt the parteis. 1690 M. Henry Remarks from Country 16 Their insolence..declares them to be above the humble Dispensation of an amicable Composure. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber viii. 161 This occasion'd my being deputed to him, to enquire into the Right of his Demand, and to make an amicable End of our Dispute. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi iii. 79 We entered into amicable relations with the chief. 1985 M. M. Eno in D. H. Sprenkle Divorce Therapy 150 While not entirely amicable, the separation occurred without the children becoming entangled in marital conflict. 2008 J. A. Arthur Afr. Diaspora in U.S. & Europe vi. 99 The goal is to find an amicable solution that the parties to the conflict can live with. 3. Friendly; kindly; good-natured, good-tempered; affable, sociable. Cf. amiable adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] holdc893 friendOE fellowly?c1225 couthlyc1275 friendfulc1379 amiablea1382 commonc1384 queema1400 lovely1409 acquaintablea1425 familiarc1425 great1483 friendlikea1500 towardly15.. amicable1532 friendable1569 amical1580 graceful?1593 accostable1611 amicous1676 lovable1691 clever1758 unchilled1794 tosh1821 mately1822 1532 T. Audley Let. 15 Nov. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 24 The most joyous and amycable assemblie and meting of his Grace and the French Kinge. 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. G2^v Renowmed and amicable Readers. 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism Apol. 22 The most amicable expressions. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vi. 352 We once more arrived at an amicable port. 1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage v. 72 The amicable and good-tempered manner. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. United Netherlands I. vi. 336 She had frequently, by amicable embassies, warned her brother of Spain. 1909 Cent. Mag. Oct. 861/2 It was her supreme happiness to receive amicable little signs of recognition from some of these superior beings. 1999 E. Friedman Then Again 124 There was the amicable drink-meister who worked at the bar at Major-Roberts. Compounds amicable number n. either of a pair of numbers, each of which equals the sum of all the factors of the other, excluding the number itself; = amiable number n. at amiable adj. and n. Compounds 2.The smallest pair of amicable numbers is 220 and 284. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > particular qualities > other digitusa1398 argumentc1405 geodeticala1690 known quantity1702 amicable number1743 summability1900 idempotent1903 modularity1927 repunit1964 palindrome1972 seed1972 1743 E. Stone New Math. Dict. (ed. 2) Amicable Numbers, are such that are mutually equal to the Sum of one another's aliquot Parts, as are these Numbers 284, and 220. 1796 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. (new ed.) I. 104/2 F. Schooten..I believe first gave the name of amicable to such numbers. 1816 T. Taylor (title) Theoretic Arithmetic..together with some remarkable Particulars respecting Perfect, Amicable, and other Numbers. 2014 M. Parker Things to make & do in Fourth Dimension (2015) vii. 142 Because adding up the factors of each of the numbers gives you the other number, 220 and 284 are considered to be intimately linked, and have earned the name ‘amicable numbers.’ amicable suit n. Law an action instituted by mutual understanding between the parties concerned in order to secure an authoritative decision on a point of law. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a lawsuit > other types of action mort d'ancestora1325 trespass on the case1429 action of detinue1467 mortancestry1471 replevin1515 non-finding1525 nisi prius1533 faint action1542 interpleadera1558 improbationc1575 assize1577 assumpsit1586 transitory action1594 trover1594 suit of the King's peace1607 detinuea1626 quia timet1628 choke-baila1637 reprobator1672 spulyie1678 petitory action1681 proprium1695 restitution of conjugal rights1720 amicable suit1768 noxal action1774 real action1818 witness action1892 class suit1894 non-jury1897 foreclosure action1905 class action1910 derivative action1934 paternity suit1945 1768 London Mag. July 343/2 Will you in case you have any objection to private arbitration, join with us in instituting an amicable suit in chancery. 1851 Law Times 23 Aug. 273/2 Mr. Foley, being threatened with a hostile suit on behalf of..two of the legatees under the will, alleged that he was advised..to file an amicable suit as residuary legatee. 1915 F. L. Holmes Regulation Railroads & Public Utilities Wisconsin xxiii. 318 The issues were framed in amicable suits brought for the purpose of securing a judicial interpretation of certain doubtful phraseology. 2001 Southwestern Hist. Q. 104 550 Mathias Guerra brought an amicable suit against his brother..to divide their father's estate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1425
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