amicable

amicable

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

am·i·ca·ble

A0254300 (ăm′ĭ-kə-bəl)adj. Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus, friend.]

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am′i·ca·bil′i·ty, am′i·ca·ble·ness n.am′i·ca·bly adv.

amicable

(ˈæmɪkəbəl) adjcharacterized by friendliness: an amicable agreement. [C15: from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus friend; related to amāre to love] ˌamicaˈbility, ˈamicableness n ˈamicably adv

am•i•ca•ble

(ˈæm ɪ kə bəl)

adj. marked by goodwill; friendly; peaceable. [1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin amīcābilis= Latin amīc(us) friend, friendly + -ābilis -able] am`i•ca•bil′i•ty, n. am′i•ca•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.

amicable - characterized by friendship and good willfriendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"peaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"

amicable

adjective friendly, kindly, brotherly, civil, neighbourly, peaceful, polite, harmonious, good-humoured, amiable, courteous, cordial, sociable, fraternal, peaceable The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms.
hostile, belligerent, unkind, unfriendly, antagonistic, disagreeable, pugnacious, bellicose, quarrelsome, impolite, inimical, unsociable, uncivil, ill-disposed

amicable

adjectiveOf or befitting a friend or friends:friendly, neighborly, warmhearted.

Translations

友好的

amicable

(ˈӕmikəbl) adjective friendly. The dispute was finally settled in a very amicable manner. 友善的 友好的ˈamicably adverb 友善地 友好地