Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable.
- adjective Cordial; sociable; congenial.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Friendly; kindly; amicable.
- Exciting or tending to excite love or delight; lovable; lovely; beautiful; delightful; pleasing.
- Specifically, possessing or exhibiting agreeable moral qualities, as sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, and the like; having an excellent disposition: as, an amiable girl; an amiable disposition.
- Synonyms Engaging, benignant, sweet-tempered, kind-hearted, lovely in character.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Obs. or R. Lovable; lovely; pleasing.
- adjective Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious
- adjective Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked.
- adjective obsolete Done out of love.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Friendly ;kind ;sweet ;gracious ; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas. - adjective Possessing
sweetness ofdisposition ; having sweetness oftemper ;kindhearted ; which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective diffusing warmth and friendliness
- adjective disposed to please
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“Buzz, do you think that the phrase amiable strangers is apt?”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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“Buzz, do you think that the phrase amiable strangers is apt?”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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“Buzz, do you think that the phrase amiable strangers is apt?”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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“Buzz, do you think that the phrase amiable strangers is apt?”
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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At times, they moved in amiable opposition, one pausing watchfully while the other spiraled to higher altitudes.
Arachne Aerial Arts combines dance with aerial acrobatics Christian Pelusi 2010
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"Taking a break from his sermonising trilogy on American values, The Boss of It All finds Lars Von Trier in amiable and comedic mood, spinning out a plot that explores several of his favourite hobbyhorses: following individuals attempting to escape from reason, poking fun at group dynamics, and deflating actors 'egos."
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I should have written, "... and spent an hour in amiable CONVERSATION ..."
La Siranda- a new, elegant, boutique hotel in P�tzcuaro 2006
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We were given an excellent tour by Conchita Tena, and spent an hour in amiable while seated on the terrace, sipping agua fresca de guayba.
La Siranda- a new, elegant, boutique hotel in P�tzcuaro 2006
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"Champagner-Oper" [ "Champagne Opera."] and in order to justify this title our amiable Intendant proposes to regale the whole theater with a few dozens of champagne in the second act, in order to spirit up the chorus.
Letters Liszt, Franz 1893
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Keen runner Kevin Edwards, 37, who had been reported missing on Sunday, was called "amiable" and "friendly" by his family in Llanberis.
BBC News - Home 2011
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November 25, 2009