amiable

amiable

friendly and pleasant in temperament: She is an amiable hostess.
Not to be confused with:amicable – characterized by showing goodwill; peaceable: They reached an amicable settlement.

a·mi·a·ble

A0254100 (ā′mē-ə-bəl)adj.1. Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable.2. Cordial; sociable; congenial: an amiable gathering.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis; see amicable.]

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a′mi·a·bil′i·ty, a′mi·a·ble·ness n.a′mi·a·bly adv.

amiable

(ˈeɪmɪəbəl) adjhaving or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature; friendly[C14: from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis amicable] ˌamiaˈbility, ˈamiableness n ˈamiably adv

a•mi•a•ble

(ˈeɪ mi ə bəl)

adj. 1. having or showing agreeable personal qualities; pleasant; affable. 2. friendly; sociable: an amiable gathering. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin amīcābilis amicable] a`mi•a•bil′i•ty, n. a′mi•a•bly, adv.

amicable, amiable - Amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and is commonly applied only to people—though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes. Amiable first meant "kind" or "lovely, lovable," and amicable first applied to things and meant "pleasant, benign."See also related terms for pleasant.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	amiable - disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinsongood-humored, good-humouredgood-natured - having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play"
	2.	amiable - diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"affable, cordial, genialfriendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

amiable

adjective pleasant, kind, kindly, pleasing, friendly, attractive, engaging, charming, obliging, delightful, cheerful, benign, winning, agreeable, good-humoured, lovable, sociable, genial, affable, congenial, winsome, good-natured, sweet-tempered, likable or likeable She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed.
hostile, sour, unpleasant, unfriendly, repellent, displeasing, disagreeable, loathsome, ill-natured

amiable

adjectivePleasant and friendly in disposition:affable, agreeable, congenial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, pleasant, sociable, warm.

Translations

亲切的

amiable

(ˈeimiəbl) adjective likeable; pleasant and good-tempered. 親切的 亲切的ˌamiaˈbility noun 親切 亲切ˈamiably adverb 親切地 亲切地