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- Dictionaryamiable/ˈeɪmɪəbl/
adjective
- 1. having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner: "the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically"
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adjective. us / ˈeɪ·mi·ə·bəl / Add to word list. pleasant and friendly: He was amiable and charming, and he possessed an ability to make people feel comfortable in his presence. (Definition of amiable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of amiable. amiable.
amiable, good-natured, obliging, complaisant mean having the desire or disposition to please. amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with. an amiable teacher not easily annoyed
pleasant and friendly: He seemed an amiable young man. So amiable was the mood of the meeting that a decision was soon reached. Synonyms. affable. good-humored US. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. behaving in a kind and pleasant way. friendly I like his sister - she's so friendly. nice Her boyfriend is really nice.
A friendly, pleasant person could be described as amiable. Airline flight attendants tend to be amiable. The people monitoring the school's cafeteria? Maybe not. An amiable person is good-natured and easy to get along with.
Definition of amiable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with. She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had been. American English : amiable / ˈeɪmiəbəl /
amiable - diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
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amiable. adjective. uk / ˈeɪmiəbl / us. Add to word list. pleasant and friendly: an amiable young man. amiably. adverb. (Definition of amiable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
What does the word amiable mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word amiable , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
