amicableadjective
uk/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl/us/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl/relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation:
His manner was perfectly amicable, but I felt uncomfortable.
relating to an agreement or decision that is achieved without people arguing or being unpleasant:
Few people have amicable divorces.
Eventually we reached an amicable settlement.
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Friendly
- affable
- amiable
- amity
- approachable
- be (all) sweetness and light idiom
- closeness
- comrade
- family-friendly
- first name
- forthcoming
- fraternal
- fraternity
- Freemasonry
- matey
- neighbourly
- nice
- nicely
- outgoing
- thaw
- tête-à-tête
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amicably
adverb uk/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bli/us/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bli/
I hope we can settle this amicably.