amicaladj.

Brit.

/ˈamᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˈæmək(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s– amical, 1600s amicall.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amīcālis.

Etymology: < classical Latin amīcālis friendly (2nd cent. a.d.) < amīcus friend (see amyke n.) + -ālis -al suffix¹, after ancient Greek ϕίλιος , ϕιλικός (see -philic comb. form). Compare French amical (15th cent. in Middle French in an apparently isolated attestation; subsequently from the 18th cent.). Compare inimical adj.

Now somewhat rare.

1. Friendly; amicable.

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

1580 in W. Mure Select. Family Papers Caldwell (1854) I. 77 Judges, arbitors, and amical compositors equallie chosen be the adwysse of baith the saids parteis.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 86 Planets amicall, benevolous, auspicious.

1691 W. Watson (title) An amical call to repentance.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 373 This pretty animal's amical disposition towards man.

1832 F. Burney Mem. Dr. Burney III. 132 In his amical career, he still possessed Mr. Twining.

1919 Amer. Law Rev. Mar. 229 The purpose of this article is to show the evolution of amical settlement of international disputes.

1998 A. Williams Failed Imagination? ii. 68 Keynes' view was also followed, with the result of many years of amical Franco-German relations.

†2. Favourable or conducive to something. Cf. inimical adj. 2. Obsolete. H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy (1794) I. 26 remarks that the word (which she here interprets in this sense) ‘is very lately come very much into favour, and one hears it now perpetually in fashionable and literary circles.’

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [adjective] > tending to further

promotive1523

conducible1551

conducent1560

conducing1586

conduceful1635

conducive1646

conductive1666

amical1789

1789 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music IV. 38 Della Valle..proved that the singing of his time was better, and the compositions more varied, more rational, and amical to poetry.

1812 H. L. Piozzi Let. 18 Feb. in E. Bloom & L. Bloom Piozzi Lett. (1999) V. 125 [He] left this Life with not a Debt or a Duty unpaid—having passed it in a Situation never accounted particularly amical to Religion or Virtue, he went thro' without ever having been seen drunk or heard swear.

1891 ‘Q’ Blue Pavilions iv. 66 His conscience led him to exchange this country..for a soil more amical to his religious opinions.

Derivatives

amiˈcality n. friendliness; amicability.

ΘΚΠ

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

friendshipOE

friendliheada1393

fellowshipa1400

friendsomenessa1400

study?c1400

friendlinessc1475

stomach1476

friendlihood1481

towardliness1566

friending1596

amicability1643

amicableness1646

amicality1836

palliness1904

mateyness1915

matehood1924

palsy-walsiness1942

1836 T. Hood in Lit. Gaz. 24 Dec. 820/2 In amicality, he will stick to his friend.

1998 J. L. Singman Robin Hood i. 36 The spirit of camaraderie..is by no means a straightforward amicality, but a relationship in which loyalty and competition are inextricably linked.

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

单词	amical
释义	amicaladj. Brit. /ˈamᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈæmək(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s– amical, 1600s amicall. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin amīcālis. Etymology: < classical Latin amīcālis friendly (2nd cent. a.d.) < amīcus friend (see amyke n.) + -ālis -al suffix¹, after ancient Greek ϕίλιος , ϕιλικός (see -philic comb. form). Compare French amical (15th cent. in Middle French in an apparently isolated attestation; subsequently from the 18th cent.). Compare inimical adj. Now somewhat rare. 1. Friendly; amicable. 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 1580 in W. Mure Select. Family Papers Caldwell (1854) I. 77 Judges, arbitors, and amical compositors equallie chosen be the adwysse of baith the saids parteis. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 86 Planets amicall, benevolous, auspicious. 1691 W. Watson (title) An amical call to repentance. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 373 This pretty animal's amical disposition towards man. 1832 F. Burney Mem. Dr. Burney III. 132 In his amical career, he still possessed Mr. Twining. 1919 Amer. Law Rev. Mar. 229 The purpose of this article is to show the evolution of amical settlement of international disputes. 1998 A. Williams Failed Imagination? ii. 68 Keynes' view was also followed, with the result of many years of amical Franco-German relations. †2. Favourable or conducive to something. Cf. inimical adj. 2. Obsolete. H. L. Piozzi Brit. Synonymy (1794) I. 26 remarks that the word (which she here interprets in this sense) ‘is very lately come very much into favour, and one hears it now perpetually in fashionable and literary circles.’ ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [adjective] > tending to further promotive1523 conducible1551 conducent1560 conducing1586 conduceful1635 conducive1646 conductive1666 amical1789 1789 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music IV. 38 Della Valle..proved that the singing of his time was better, and the compositions more varied, more rational, and amical to poetry. 1812 H. L. Piozzi Let. 18 Feb. in E. Bloom & L. Bloom Piozzi Lett. (1999) V. 125 [He] left this Life with not a Debt or a Duty unpaid—having passed it in a Situation never accounted particularly amical to Religion or Virtue, he went thro' without ever having been seen drunk or heard swear. 1891 ‘Q’ Blue Pavilions iv. 66 His conscience led him to exchange this country..for a soil more amical to his religious opinions. Derivatives amiˈcality n. friendliness; amicability. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] friendshipOE friendliheada1393 fellowshipa1400 friendsomenessa1400 study?c1400 friendlinessc1475 stomach1476 friendlihood1481 towardliness1566 friending1596 amicability1643 amicableness1646 amicality1836 palliness1904 mateyness1915 matehood1924 palsy-walsiness1942 1836 T. Hood in Lit. Gaz. 24 Dec. 820/2 In amicality, he will stick to his friend. 1998 J. L. Singman Robin Hood i. 36 The spirit of camaraderie..is by no means a straightforward amicality, but a relationship in which loyalty and competition are inextricably linked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1580
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