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[ ey -mee-uh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈeɪ mi ə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
friendly; sociable: an amiable greeting; an amiable gathering.
agreeable; willing to accept the wishes, decisions, or suggestions of another or others.
Obsolete . lovable or lovely.
Origin of amiable 1300–50; Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin amīcābilis amicable
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ANTONYMS FOR amiable 1 rude.
2 unfriendly, hostile.
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OTHER WORDS FROM amiable a·mi·a·bil·i·ty, a·mi·a·ble·ness, noun a·mi·a·bly, adverb qua·si-a·mi·a·ble, adjective qua·si-a·mi·a·bly, adverb
un·a·mi·a·ble, adjective un·a·mi·a·ble·ness, noun un·a·mi·a·bly, adverb
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH amiable amiable , amicableWords nearby amiable Amgun, Amhara, Amharic, Amherst, ami, amiable , amianthoid, amianthus, amic, amicable, amicable number
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British Dictionary definitions for amiable adjective having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly
Derived forms of amiable amiability or amiableness , noun amiably , adverb Word Origin for amiable C14: from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis amicable
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