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[ am -i-kuh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈæm ɪ kə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
Origin of amicable First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Late Latin amīcābilis, equivalent to amīc(us) “friend, friendly” + -ābilis adjective suffix meaning “capable of, tending to” (see -able); cf. amiable
SYNONYMS FOR amicable agreeable.
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OTHER WORDS FROM amicable am·i·ca·bil·i·ty [am-i-kuh -bil -i-tee], /ˌæm ɪ kəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, am·i·ca·ble·ness, noun am·i·ca·bly, adverb un·am·i·ca·bil·i·ty, noun un·am·i·ca·ble, adjective
un·am·i·ca·ble·ness, noun
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH amicable amiable, amicable Words nearby amicable ami, amiable, amianthoid, amianthus, amic, amicable , amicable number, amicably, amice, AMIChemE, Amici prism
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Another, more terrible failure is that the family agreed to the “amicable solution” offered by their friends.
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This dispute did not make for an amicable parting, according to investigators.
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I wish to see if we can't arrive at some amicable settlement of the suit which I have been forced to bring.
Down the Slope | James Otis
We was friends in business, and we let our amicable qualities lap over and season our hours of recreation and folly.
Heart of the West | O. Henry
And you and the Marquis had better come to an amicable arrangement with me.
The Parisians, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
I noticed that Mr Greenwood did not join in the amicable controversy.
The Club of Queer Trades | G. K. Chesterton
She had led 139 her father, doubtless, to believe that it was an amicable talk that had been going on behind the closed door.
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British Dictionary definitions for amicable adjective characterized by friendliness an amicable agreement
Derived forms of amicable amicability or amicableness , noun amicably , adverb Word Origin for amicable C15: from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus friend; related to amāre to love
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Content related to amicable “Amicable” vs. “Amiable”The words amicable and amiable are on such friendly terms that it's no wonder they are used interchangeably. But let's see what differences set them apart.
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