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Definition of amiable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

amiable

adjective
 
/ˈeɪmiəbl/
 
/ˈeɪmiəbl/
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  1. pleasant; friendly and easy to like synonym agreeable
    • an amiable tone of voice
    • Her parents seemed very amiable.
    Extra Examples
    • I've only met them once but they seem amiable enough.
    • Fen seemed to be in an amiable mood.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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    Word Originlate 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.
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