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  2. www.etymonline.com › word › amiableamiable | Etymology of amiable by etymonline

    Sep 20, 2022 · The form and sense were confused in Old French with amable "lovable" (from Latin amare "to love"), and by 16c. the English word also had a secondary sense of "exciting love or delight," especially by having an agreeable temper and a kind heart.

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      amiable (adj.) "Spät 14. Jh., 'freundlich, freundlich', auch...

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      Au début du 15ème siècle, "agréable" vient du Latin tardif...

    • 한국어 (Korean)

      amiable 뜻: 붙임성 있는; 14세기 후반, "친절한, 우호적인" 또는 "사랑이나 존경에...

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      late 15c., "strap passing under the jaw of a horse"...

    • Amicable

      late 14c., "kindly, friendly," also "worthy of love or...

    • Amharic

      "the doctrine of a realist," in any sense of that word,...

    • Amicus Curiae

      fem. proper name, from Old French Amee, literally "beloved,"...

    • Amiability

      late 14c., "kindly, friendly," also "worthy of love or...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › amiableAmiable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Amiable has its roots in amīcus the Latin word for "friend," and can ultimately be traced back to the verb amare, meaning "to love." English has been friendly with amiable since the 14th century, at which time it meant "pleasing" or "admirable" (a sense that is now obsolete).

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  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › amiable_adjamiable, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

    The earliest known use of the word amiable is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for amiable is from before 1375, in William of Palerne.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › amiableAmiable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of amiable. adjective. diffusing warmth and friendliness. “an amiable gathering” synonyms: affable, cordial, genial. friendly. characteristic of or befitting a friend. adjective. disposed to please. “"an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson” synonyms: good-humored, good-humoured. good-natured.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › amiableamiable - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 12, 2024 · From Middle English amyable, from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”, verb). The meaning has been influenced by French amiable and Latin amābilis (“loveable”) (whence English aimable and amable). Doublet of amicable.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAMIABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    uk / ˈeɪ.mi.ə.b ə l / us / ˈeɪ.mi.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. 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-humoured. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. behaving in a kind and pleasant way.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › amiableamiable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Word Origin late Middle English (originally in the senses ‘kind’, and ‘lovely, lovable’): via Old French from late Latin amicabilis ‘amicable’. The current sense, influenced by modern French aimable ‘trying to please’, dates from the mid 18th cent.