Definition of agreeable in English:

agreeable

adjective əˈɡriːəb(ə)ləˈɡriəb(ə)l

1Quite enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant.
a cheerful and agreeable companion
Example sentencesExamples
- The morning was thus quite agreeable, and the conscientious ice cream vendor would have been out hitting the streets and taking advantage of those fair-weather revelers.
- I was never very good at this sort of thing - this being pleasant, affable, agreeable.
- Even the next few days the weather was quite agreeable.
- Eden was a capable man of business and an agreeable companion but acquired a reputation for self-seeking.
- He was a consummate horseman, an agreeable companion, a hospitable host.
- George Fair was, above all, a gentleman with a pleasant and agreeable nature.
- What ever dressing was on those greens of yours is quite agreeable.
- Come on, he was just inferring that children - untainted by a harsh and brutal world - were innocent and agreeable companions.
- Marshall was quite agreeable and for 10 minutes we discussed common places.
- The woman smiles, quite pleased by his agreeable tone, but then she frowns and squints at him under the street lamp.
- Only fair weather and a buggy could tempt me, and, if a little food was involved, I think I could find a round of golf quite agreeable.
- He just seems so nice and kind and agreeable, no matter what he's saying.
- His warmth and his interest in his friends and students made him the most agreeable of companions.
- Once on the rig proper, and below deck, however, I found that the living conditions were quite agreeable, allowing for the fact that the whole thing was made of steel and was heaving quite perceptively.
- Equiano refers to him as ‘a kind interpreter, an agreeable companion, and a faithful friend’.
- Josephine had to admit that the place, although dressed in a more Southwestern style, was quite agreeable.
- I was going to make the point that Churchill's heroism was not dependent on his being a particularly pleasant or agreeable man.
- Since the ink incident she hasn't gone anywhere near me, and I find that quite an agreeable situation.
- His versatility makes him an agreeable companion but owning one is not for the novice dog owner.
- It's about the heart of doing movies, and not just making movies, but like there's something fundamental about it, not something pleasurable or agreeable.
Synonyms
pleasant, pleasing, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, to one's liking, appealing, engaging, satisfying, fine, charming, delightful
likeable, charming, amiable, affable, pleasant, nice, friendly, good-natured, sociable, genial, congenial, appealing, sympathetic, benign, benevolent
2predicative Willing to agree to something.
they were agreeable to its publication
Example sentencesExamples
- The Councillor then added the business people of the town would not be agreeable to the on-street parking charges if long term parking was not provided.
- It is understood the local authority is agreeable to the proposal but will have to receive funding for the ancillary road works which the project will require.
- The Scottish Football Association's board of directors have agreed to establish the system, leaving Vogts with the task of determining a financial figure that is agreeable to his players and employers.
- I woke Justin and he was totally agreeable to going home.
- The Councillor was agreeable to an adjournment on the proviso the meeting would be held in public and only about proposed new development charges.
- And it's always her way or the highway: how can I get my best friend to be more open and agreeable to doing what I want to do for a change?
- And if the developers have done that, they're hardly going to be agreeable to contributing further to public amenities.
- Probably helps that my current boss is agreeable to me saying at 3pm ‘I'm going home.’
- We are agreeable to do so in the future but this will be a private meeting and not a meeting of the Council.
- He was also told that the boy, who was not present for the case, was agreeable to the placement and his parents were pleased with the plan.
- If China is agreeable to this, security cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea could proceed in tandem with China's cooperation.
- The cook, who was not only well versed with family recipes and personal favourites, but also agreeable to being the sole, general body at hand for all contingencies!
- Torre indicated that Brown would be agreeable to pitching in relief.
- The displaced families are agreeable to the idea of resettlement provided their basic demands, of cultivable land and community relocation, are met.
- Novel ideas such as a ‘travelling wedding’, which saves money for the prolonged honeymoon, although agreeable to the young, are firmly objected to by their parents.
- Council asked him if the company would be agreeable to making a financial contribution to the upkeep of the traffic infrastructure in the area if there was significant extra capacity during the next decade.
- He is agreeable to a degree of cooperation, and I would go fairly far to cooperate.
- Council seemed reluctant to implement most of the requests without further study, though some seemed agreeable to the 2003 tax-freeze idea.
- Should a professor choose to reject the study or insist on changes not agreeable to the sponsor, another university scientist will very likely be more solicitous.
- Local groups would be very agreeable to meet with the council to discuss the matter.
Synonyms
willing, amenable, compliant, complying, consenting, assenting, in accord/agreement, disposed, accommodating, acquiescent, tractable, obliging, complaisant
1. 2.1 (of a course of action) acceptable.
  a compromise which might be agreeable to both coal owners and unions
  Example sentencesExamples
  It all comes back to the validity of local knowledge teamed with a qualified person agreeable to us.
  These terms were agreeable to the Magyar aristocracy, but could not satisfy the revolutionaries or moderates among the lesser nobility.
  He thought that using it for transit or for poverty-reduction would probably be agreeable to his government.
  All complaints are lodged with Father Athanasius, who has to find a solution mutually agreeable to both parties.
  If they were any kind of politicians at all, they would move to the backrooms, meet with him, and come to a compromise to shut him up - agreeable to all parties.
  He said it would take some time to launch the fund, as more study needs to be done ‘to come up with the most suitable mechanism agreeable to everybody.’
  To enquire about a price is to enter into a binding agreement: the stall-holder will keep knocking the price until he or she arrives at a tariff agreeable to you.
  If for some reason the item has to be exchanged but you don't like anything I am selling at that moment, I may give you a store credit if this is agreeable to both of us.
  It will take planning, but the trick is to work something out that's agreeable to both families, Meantime, you guys can talk anytime you want!
  And, the applicant must find the protocol appropriate, fair, agreeable, and adequate to prove their claim.
  Tracey and Steve were hoping that couples therapy would help them move on in a direction that was mutually agreeable and satisfying to both of them.
  In the end, the park should have a zonation that is agreeable to all stakeholder parties - one that will therefore be a robust and effective management tool.
  In such circumstances they agreed that they would raise an appropriate purchase order for them to work directly for Canary Wharf if that was an agreeable way forward.
  Jackie suggested to parents that the teenager might come up with suitable punishments for themselves that are agreeable to both parties.
  Compromises and concessions need to be reached on both sides, so that whatever choices are made about family and career are mutually acceptable and agreeable.
  The crucial point of the puzzle lies in the reality that we rely too much nowadays on the mass media, which is full of reports in favour of preconceived ideas agreeable to a certain audience.
  Why wouldn't they accept right now a middle person whose decision is final, an arbitrator agreeable to both sides?
  ‘Names had been offered to be drawn out of the hat but that was not agreeable to the Councillor’ he claimed.
  He added that the government was not obliged to coordinate every single one of its actions with the agency but to work out a package of measures agreeable to the fund.
  He insists that the city is continuing to work with county officials in hopes of coming to a solution that is agreeable to everyone.
  Synonyms
  all right, acceptable, suitable, good, good enough, fair, passable, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, average, tolerable

Derivatives

agreeableness

noun əˈɡriːəbəlnəsəˈɡriəbəlnəs

Such was his good nature and sheer agreeableness that even after only a brief conversation with him the day was enhanced.
Example sentencesExamples
- When managed destructively, however, there are numerous negative outcomes, such as detachment from school and lower grades, lower self-concept, undermined self-esteem and self-confidence, and low agreeableness.
- The reason for the difference between studies, says Gosling, may be that extroversion and agreeableness are interpersonal traits that require more information about how the person interacts with other people.
- The study also suggested that agreeableness improved throughout life and particularly during people's 30s.
- Brent Donnellan, a psychologist from the University of California, Davis, who has looked at traits that contribute to a long-lasting marriage, identified openness and agreeableness as key factors.

agreeably

adverb əˈɡriːəbli

as submodifier an agreeably warm day
Example sentencesExamples
- It was bright and sunny and for winter, and agreeably warm.
- But for the absence of an admission charge, an agreeably small annual fee being the substitute as my host happily told me, this seemed to be such a place.
- The beaches are a little less crowded, the weather remains stable and the water is still agreeably warm.
- Parents and children, youths and older men spend their free time in these places agreeably and merrily.
- On weekends my daughter and I used to go to parks and places of relaxation where we can see lots of people - parents and children, youths and older folk - passing the time agreeably and merrily.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French agreable, from agreer 'make agreeable to' (see agree).

Definition of agreeable in US English:

agreeable

adjectiveəˈɡriəb(ə)ləˈɡrēəb(ə)l

1Enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant.
a cheerful and agreeable companion
Example sentencesExamples
- His warmth and his interest in his friends and students made him the most agreeable of companions.
- Only fair weather and a buggy could tempt me, and, if a little food was involved, I think I could find a round of golf quite agreeable.
- Equiano refers to him as ‘a kind interpreter, an agreeable companion, and a faithful friend’.
- Since the ink incident she hasn't gone anywhere near me, and I find that quite an agreeable situation.
- Come on, he was just inferring that children - untainted by a harsh and brutal world - were innocent and agreeable companions.
- Josephine had to admit that the place, although dressed in a more Southwestern style, was quite agreeable.
- It's about the heart of doing movies, and not just making movies, but like there's something fundamental about it, not something pleasurable or agreeable.
- George Fair was, above all, a gentleman with a pleasant and agreeable nature.
- The woman smiles, quite pleased by his agreeable tone, but then she frowns and squints at him under the street lamp.
- He was a consummate horseman, an agreeable companion, a hospitable host.
- Marshall was quite agreeable and for 10 minutes we discussed common places.
- I was never very good at this sort of thing - this being pleasant, affable, agreeable.
- What ever dressing was on those greens of yours is quite agreeable.
- Even the next few days the weather was quite agreeable.
- I was going to make the point that Churchill's heroism was not dependent on his being a particularly pleasant or agreeable man.
- His versatility makes him an agreeable companion but owning one is not for the novice dog owner.
- Once on the rig proper, and below deck, however, I found that the living conditions were quite agreeable, allowing for the fact that the whole thing was made of steel and was heaving quite perceptively.
- He just seems so nice and kind and agreeable, no matter what he's saying.
- The morning was thus quite agreeable, and the conscientious ice cream vendor would have been out hitting the streets and taking advantage of those fair-weather revelers.
- Eden was a capable man of business and an agreeable companion but acquired a reputation for self-seeking.
Synonyms
pleasant, pleasing, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, to one's liking, appealing, engaging, satisfying, fine, charming, delightful
likeable, charming, amiable, affable, pleasant, nice, friendly, good-natured, sociable, genial, congenial, appealing, sympathetic, benign, benevolent
2predicative Willing to agree to something.
they were agreeable to its publication
Example sentencesExamples
- Should a professor choose to reject the study or insist on changes not agreeable to the sponsor, another university scientist will very likely be more solicitous.
- Novel ideas such as a ‘travelling wedding’, which saves money for the prolonged honeymoon, although agreeable to the young, are firmly objected to by their parents.
- Probably helps that my current boss is agreeable to me saying at 3pm ‘I'm going home.’
- He is agreeable to a degree of cooperation, and I would go fairly far to cooperate.
- Torre indicated that Brown would be agreeable to pitching in relief.
- And if the developers have done that, they're hardly going to be agreeable to contributing further to public amenities.
- Local groups would be very agreeable to meet with the council to discuss the matter.
- The displaced families are agreeable to the idea of resettlement provided their basic demands, of cultivable land and community relocation, are met.
- The Councillor then added the business people of the town would not be agreeable to the on-street parking charges if long term parking was not provided.
- If China is agreeable to this, security cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea could proceed in tandem with China's cooperation.
- It is understood the local authority is agreeable to the proposal but will have to receive funding for the ancillary road works which the project will require.
- We are agreeable to do so in the future but this will be a private meeting and not a meeting of the Council.
- And it's always her way or the highway: how can I get my best friend to be more open and agreeable to doing what I want to do for a change?
- The Scottish Football Association's board of directors have agreed to establish the system, leaving Vogts with the task of determining a financial figure that is agreeable to his players and employers.
- The Councillor was agreeable to an adjournment on the proviso the meeting would be held in public and only about proposed new development charges.
- Council seemed reluctant to implement most of the requests without further study, though some seemed agreeable to the 2003 tax-freeze idea.
- Council asked him if the company would be agreeable to making a financial contribution to the upkeep of the traffic infrastructure in the area if there was significant extra capacity during the next decade.
- The cook, who was not only well versed with family recipes and personal favourites, but also agreeable to being the sole, general body at hand for all contingencies!
- He was also told that the boy, who was not present for the case, was agreeable to the placement and his parents were pleased with the plan.
- I woke Justin and he was totally agreeable to going home.
Synonyms
willing, amenable, compliant, complying, consenting, assenting, in accord, in agreement, disposed, accommodating, acquiescent, tractable, obliging, complaisant
1. 2.1 (of a course of action) acceptable.
  a compromise that might be agreeable to both management and unions
  Example sentencesExamples
  Compromises and concessions need to be reached on both sides, so that whatever choices are made about family and career are mutually acceptable and agreeable.
  It will take planning, but the trick is to work something out that's agreeable to both families, Meantime, you guys can talk anytime you want!
  In such circumstances they agreed that they would raise an appropriate purchase order for them to work directly for Canary Wharf if that was an agreeable way forward.
  Jackie suggested to parents that the teenager might come up with suitable punishments for themselves that are agreeable to both parties.
  He insists that the city is continuing to work with county officials in hopes of coming to a solution that is agreeable to everyone.
  The crucial point of the puzzle lies in the reality that we rely too much nowadays on the mass media, which is full of reports in favour of preconceived ideas agreeable to a certain audience.
  He thought that using it for transit or for poverty-reduction would probably be agreeable to his government.
  All complaints are lodged with Father Athanasius, who has to find a solution mutually agreeable to both parties.
  In the end, the park should have a zonation that is agreeable to all stakeholder parties - one that will therefore be a robust and effective management tool.
  Why wouldn't they accept right now a middle person whose decision is final, an arbitrator agreeable to both sides?
  These terms were agreeable to the Magyar aristocracy, but could not satisfy the revolutionaries or moderates among the lesser nobility.
  If for some reason the item has to be exchanged but you don't like anything I am selling at that moment, I may give you a store credit if this is agreeable to both of us.
  He added that the government was not obliged to coordinate every single one of its actions with the agency but to work out a package of measures agreeable to the fund.
  If they were any kind of politicians at all, they would move to the backrooms, meet with him, and come to a compromise to shut him up - agreeable to all parties.
  ‘Names had been offered to be drawn out of the hat but that was not agreeable to the Councillor’ he claimed.
  Tracey and Steve were hoping that couples therapy would help them move on in a direction that was mutually agreeable and satisfying to both of them.
  And, the applicant must find the protocol appropriate, fair, agreeable, and adequate to prove their claim.
  It all comes back to the validity of local knowledge teamed with a qualified person agreeable to us.
  To enquire about a price is to enter into a binding agreement: the stall-holder will keep knocking the price until he or she arrives at a tariff agreeable to you.
  He said it would take some time to launch the fund, as more study needs to be done ‘to come up with the most suitable mechanism agreeable to everybody.’
  Synonyms
  all right, acceptable, suitable, good, good enough, fair, passable, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, average, tolerable

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French agreable, from agreer ‘make agreeable to’ (see agree).

单词	agreeable
释义	Definition of agreeable in English: agreeable adjective əˈɡriːəb(ə)ləˈɡriəb(ə)l 1Quite enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant. a cheerful and agreeable companion Example sentencesExamples The morning was thus quite agreeable, and the conscientious ice cream vendor would have been out hitting the streets and taking advantage of those fair-weather revelers. I was never very good at this sort of thing - this being pleasant, affable, agreeable. Even the next few days the weather was quite agreeable. Eden was a capable man of business and an agreeable companion but acquired a reputation for self-seeking. He was a consummate horseman, an agreeable companion, a hospitable host. George Fair was, above all, a gentleman with a pleasant and agreeable nature. What ever dressing was on those greens of yours is quite agreeable. Come on, he was just inferring that children - untainted by a harsh and brutal world - were innocent and agreeable companions. Marshall was quite agreeable and for 10 minutes we discussed common places. The woman smiles, quite pleased by his agreeable tone, but then she frowns and squints at him under the street lamp. Only fair weather and a buggy could tempt me, and, if a little food was involved, I think I could find a round of golf quite agreeable. He just seems so nice and kind and agreeable, no matter what he's saying. His warmth and his interest in his friends and students made him the most agreeable of companions. Once on the rig proper, and below deck, however, I found that the living conditions were quite agreeable, allowing for the fact that the whole thing was made of steel and was heaving quite perceptively. Equiano refers to him as ‘a kind interpreter, an agreeable companion, and a faithful friend’. Josephine had to admit that the place, although dressed in a more Southwestern style, was quite agreeable. I was going to make the point that Churchill's heroism was not dependent on his being a particularly pleasant or agreeable man. Since the ink incident she hasn't gone anywhere near me, and I find that quite an agreeable situation. His versatility makes him an agreeable companion but owning one is not for the novice dog owner. It's about the heart of doing movies, and not just making movies, but like there's something fundamental about it, not something pleasurable or agreeable. Synonyms pleasant, pleasing, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, to one's liking, appealing, engaging, satisfying, fine, charming, delightful likeable, charming, amiable, affable, pleasant, nice, friendly, good-natured, sociable, genial, congenial, appealing, sympathetic, benign, benevolent 2predicative Willing to agree to something. they were agreeable to its publication Example sentencesExamples The Councillor then added the business people of the town would not be agreeable to the on-street parking charges if long term parking was not provided. It is understood the local authority is agreeable to the proposal but will have to receive funding for the ancillary road works which the project will require. The Scottish Football Association's board of directors have agreed to establish the system, leaving Vogts with the task of determining a financial figure that is agreeable to his players and employers. I woke Justin and he was totally agreeable to going home. The Councillor was agreeable to an adjournment on the proviso the meeting would be held in public and only about proposed new development charges. And it's always her way or the highway: how can I get my best friend to be more open and agreeable to doing what I want to do for a change? And if the developers have done that, they're hardly going to be agreeable to contributing further to public amenities. Probably helps that my current boss is agreeable to me saying at 3pm ‘I'm going home.’ We are agreeable to do so in the future but this will be a private meeting and not a meeting of the Council. He was also told that the boy, who was not present for the case, was agreeable to the placement and his parents were pleased with the plan. If China is agreeable to this, security cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea could proceed in tandem with China's cooperation. The cook, who was not only well versed with family recipes and personal favourites, but also agreeable to being the sole, general body at hand for all contingencies! Torre indicated that Brown would be agreeable to pitching in relief. The displaced families are agreeable to the idea of resettlement provided their basic demands, of cultivable land and community relocation, are met. Novel ideas such as a ‘travelling wedding’, which saves money for the prolonged honeymoon, although agreeable to the young, are firmly objected to by their parents. Council asked him if the company would be agreeable to making a financial contribution to the upkeep of the traffic infrastructure in the area if there was significant extra capacity during the next decade. He is agreeable to a degree of cooperation, and I would go fairly far to cooperate. Council seemed reluctant to implement most of the requests without further study, though some seemed agreeable to the 2003 tax-freeze idea. Should a professor choose to reject the study or insist on changes not agreeable to the sponsor, another university scientist will very likely be more solicitous. Local groups would be very agreeable to meet with the council to discuss the matter. Synonyms willing, amenable, compliant, complying, consenting, assenting, in accord/agreement, disposed, accommodating, acquiescent, tractable, obliging, complaisant 2.1 (of a course of action) acceptable. a compromise which might be agreeable to both coal owners and unions Example sentencesExamples It all comes back to the validity of local knowledge teamed with a qualified person agreeable to us. These terms were agreeable to the Magyar aristocracy, but could not satisfy the revolutionaries or moderates among the lesser nobility. He thought that using it for transit or for poverty-reduction would probably be agreeable to his government. All complaints are lodged with Father Athanasius, who has to find a solution mutually agreeable to both parties. If they were any kind of politicians at all, they would move to the backrooms, meet with him, and come to a compromise to shut him up - agreeable to all parties. He said it would take some time to launch the fund, as more study needs to be done ‘to come up with the most suitable mechanism agreeable to everybody.’ To enquire about a price is to enter into a binding agreement: the stall-holder will keep knocking the price until he or she arrives at a tariff agreeable to you. If for some reason the item has to be exchanged but you don't like anything I am selling at that moment, I may give you a store credit if this is agreeable to both of us. It will take planning, but the trick is to work something out that's agreeable to both families, Meantime, you guys can talk anytime you want! And, the applicant must find the protocol appropriate, fair, agreeable, and adequate to prove their claim. Tracey and Steve were hoping that couples therapy would help them move on in a direction that was mutually agreeable and satisfying to both of them. In the end, the park should have a zonation that is agreeable to all stakeholder parties - one that will therefore be a robust and effective management tool. In such circumstances they agreed that they would raise an appropriate purchase order for them to work directly for Canary Wharf if that was an agreeable way forward. Jackie suggested to parents that the teenager might come up with suitable punishments for themselves that are agreeable to both parties. Compromises and concessions need to be reached on both sides, so that whatever choices are made about family and career are mutually acceptable and agreeable. The crucial point of the puzzle lies in the reality that we rely too much nowadays on the mass media, which is full of reports in favour of preconceived ideas agreeable to a certain audience. Why wouldn't they accept right now a middle person whose decision is final, an arbitrator agreeable to both sides? ‘Names had been offered to be drawn out of the hat but that was not agreeable to the Councillor’ he claimed. He added that the government was not obliged to coordinate every single one of its actions with the agency but to work out a package of measures agreeable to the fund. He insists that the city is continuing to work with county officials in hopes of coming to a solution that is agreeable to everyone. Synonyms all right, acceptable, suitable, good, good enough, fair, passable, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, average, tolerable Derivatives agreeableness noun əˈɡriːəbəlnəsəˈɡriəbəlnəs Such was his good nature and sheer agreeableness that even after only a brief conversation with him the day was enhanced. Example sentencesExamples When managed destructively, however, there are numerous negative outcomes, such as detachment from school and lower grades, lower self-concept, undermined self-esteem and self-confidence, and low agreeableness. The reason for the difference between studies, says Gosling, may be that extroversion and agreeableness are interpersonal traits that require more information about how the person interacts with other people. The study also suggested that agreeableness improved throughout life and particularly during people's 30s. Brent Donnellan, a psychologist from the University of California, Davis, who has looked at traits that contribute to a long-lasting marriage, identified openness and agreeableness as key factors. agreeably adverb əˈɡriːəbli as submodifier an agreeably warm day Example sentencesExamples It was bright and sunny and for winter, and agreeably warm. But for the absence of an admission charge, an agreeably small annual fee being the substitute as my host happily told me, this seemed to be such a place. The beaches are a little less crowded, the weather remains stable and the water is still agreeably warm. Parents and children, youths and older men spend their free time in these places agreeably and merrily. On weekends my daughter and I used to go to parks and places of relaxation where we can see lots of people - parents and children, youths and older folk - passing the time agreeably and merrily. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French agreable, from agreer 'make agreeable to' (see agree). Definition of agreeable in US English: agreeable adjectiveəˈɡriəb(ə)ləˈɡrēəb(ə)l 1Enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant. a cheerful and agreeable companion Example sentencesExamples His warmth and his interest in his friends and students made him the most agreeable of companions. Only fair weather and a buggy could tempt me, and, if a little food was involved, I think I could find a round of golf quite agreeable. Equiano refers to him as ‘a kind interpreter, an agreeable companion, and a faithful friend’. Since the ink incident she hasn't gone anywhere near me, and I find that quite an agreeable situation. Come on, he was just inferring that children - untainted by a harsh and brutal world - were innocent and agreeable companions. Josephine had to admit that the place, although dressed in a more Southwestern style, was quite agreeable. It's about the heart of doing movies, and not just making movies, but like there's something fundamental about it, not something pleasurable or agreeable. George Fair was, above all, a gentleman with a pleasant and agreeable nature. The woman smiles, quite pleased by his agreeable tone, but then she frowns and squints at him under the street lamp. He was a consummate horseman, an agreeable companion, a hospitable host. Marshall was quite agreeable and for 10 minutes we discussed common places. I was never very good at this sort of thing - this being pleasant, affable, agreeable. What ever dressing was on those greens of yours is quite agreeable. Even the next few days the weather was quite agreeable. I was going to make the point that Churchill's heroism was not dependent on his being a particularly pleasant or agreeable man. His versatility makes him an agreeable companion but owning one is not for the novice dog owner. Once on the rig proper, and below deck, however, I found that the living conditions were quite agreeable, allowing for the fact that the whole thing was made of steel and was heaving quite perceptively. He just seems so nice and kind and agreeable, no matter what he's saying. The morning was thus quite agreeable, and the conscientious ice cream vendor would have been out hitting the streets and taking advantage of those fair-weather revelers. Eden was a capable man of business and an agreeable companion but acquired a reputation for self-seeking. Synonyms pleasant, pleasing, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, to one's liking, appealing, engaging, satisfying, fine, charming, delightful likeable, charming, amiable, affable, pleasant, nice, friendly, good-natured, sociable, genial, congenial, appealing, sympathetic, benign, benevolent 2predicative Willing to agree to something. they were agreeable to its publication Example sentencesExamples Should a professor choose to reject the study or insist on changes not agreeable to the sponsor, another university scientist will very likely be more solicitous. Novel ideas such as a ‘travelling wedding’, which saves money for the prolonged honeymoon, although agreeable to the young, are firmly objected to by their parents. Probably helps that my current boss is agreeable to me saying at 3pm ‘I'm going home.’ He is agreeable to a degree of cooperation, and I would go fairly far to cooperate. Torre indicated that Brown would be agreeable to pitching in relief. And if the developers have done that, they're hardly going to be agreeable to contributing further to public amenities. Local groups would be very agreeable to meet with the council to discuss the matter. The displaced families are agreeable to the idea of resettlement provided their basic demands, of cultivable land and community relocation, are met. The Councillor then added the business people of the town would not be agreeable to the on-street parking charges if long term parking was not provided. If China is agreeable to this, security cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea could proceed in tandem with China's cooperation. It is understood the local authority is agreeable to the proposal but will have to receive funding for the ancillary road works which the project will require. We are agreeable to do so in the future but this will be a private meeting and not a meeting of the Council. And it's always her way or the highway: how can I get my best friend to be more open and agreeable to doing what I want to do for a change? The Scottish Football Association's board of directors have agreed to establish the system, leaving Vogts with the task of determining a financial figure that is agreeable to his players and employers. The Councillor was agreeable to an adjournment on the proviso the meeting would be held in public and only about proposed new development charges. Council seemed reluctant to implement most of the requests without further study, though some seemed agreeable to the 2003 tax-freeze idea. Council asked him if the company would be agreeable to making a financial contribution to the upkeep of the traffic infrastructure in the area if there was significant extra capacity during the next decade. The cook, who was not only well versed with family recipes and personal favourites, but also agreeable to being the sole, general body at hand for all contingencies! He was also told that the boy, who was not present for the case, was agreeable to the placement and his parents were pleased with the plan. I woke Justin and he was totally agreeable to going home. Synonyms willing, amenable, compliant, complying, consenting, assenting, in accord, in agreement, disposed, accommodating, acquiescent, tractable, obliging, complaisant 2.1 (of a course of action) acceptable. a compromise that might be agreeable to both management and unions Example sentencesExamples Compromises and concessions need to be reached on both sides, so that whatever choices are made about family and career are mutually acceptable and agreeable. It will take planning, but the trick is to work something out that's agreeable to both families, Meantime, you guys can talk anytime you want! In such circumstances they agreed that they would raise an appropriate purchase order for them to work directly for Canary Wharf if that was an agreeable way forward. Jackie suggested to parents that the teenager might come up with suitable punishments for themselves that are agreeable to both parties. He insists that the city is continuing to work with county officials in hopes of coming to a solution that is agreeable to everyone. The crucial point of the puzzle lies in the reality that we rely too much nowadays on the mass media, which is full of reports in favour of preconceived ideas agreeable to a certain audience. He thought that using it for transit or for poverty-reduction would probably be agreeable to his government. All complaints are lodged with Father Athanasius, who has to find a solution mutually agreeable to both parties. In the end, the park should have a zonation that is agreeable to all stakeholder parties - one that will therefore be a robust and effective management tool. Why wouldn't they accept right now a middle person whose decision is final, an arbitrator agreeable to both sides? These terms were agreeable to the Magyar aristocracy, but could not satisfy the revolutionaries or moderates among the lesser nobility. If for some reason the item has to be exchanged but you don't like anything I am selling at that moment, I may give you a store credit if this is agreeable to both of us. He added that the government was not obliged to coordinate every single one of its actions with the agency but to work out a package of measures agreeable to the fund. If they were any kind of politicians at all, they would move to the backrooms, meet with him, and come to a compromise to shut him up - agreeable to all parties. ‘Names had been offered to be drawn out of the hat but that was not agreeable to the Councillor’ he claimed. Tracey and Steve were hoping that couples therapy would help them move on in a direction that was mutually agreeable and satisfying to both of them. And, the applicant must find the protocol appropriate, fair, agreeable, and adequate to prove their claim. It all comes back to the validity of local knowledge teamed with a qualified person agreeable to us. To enquire about a price is to enter into a binding agreement: the stall-holder will keep knocking the price until he or she arrives at a tariff agreeable to you. He said it would take some time to launch the fund, as more study needs to be done ‘to come up with the most suitable mechanism agreeable to everybody.’ Synonyms all right, acceptable, suitable, good, good enough, fair, passable, satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, average, tolerable Origin Late Middle English: from Old French agreable, from agreer ‘make agreeable to’ (see agree).
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