amiable

adj.

1. Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable.
2. Cordial; sociable; congenial: an amiable gathering.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis. See amicable.]

amiability a'mi·a·bil'i·ty or a'mi·a·ble·ness n.
amiably a'mi·a·bly adv.

adjective

Pleasant and friendly in disposition: affable, agreeable, congenial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, pleasant, sociable, warm. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, good/bad.

adj

Definition: friendly, especially regarding an agreement
Antonyms: crabby, disagreeable, gloomy, hateful, hostile, irritable, mean, quarrelsome, rude, surly, testy, unfriendly

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IN BRIEF: Pleasant; good-natured; friendly.

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success. — Anne Sophie Swetchine (1782-1857)

Tutor's tip: When opposing sides are "amiable" (trying to be accommodating), they often quickly reach an "amicable" (suitable to both) agreement.

Amiable

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - venlig, flink

Nederlands (Dutch)
vriendelijk, beminnelijk

Français (French)
adj. - aimable, gentil

Deutsch (German)
adj. - liebenswürdig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσηνής, καλόκαρδος, ευχάριστος, ευγενικός, φιλικός, φιλόφρων, αξιαγάπητος

Italiano (Italian)
amabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - amável, cordial, bondoso

Русский (Russian)
дружелюбный, любезный, привлекательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - amable, afable, amistoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vänlig, älskvärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
亲切的, 和蔼可亲的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 親切的, 和藹可親的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 귀염성 있는, 성미가 온순한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 感じのよい, 愛想のよい, 優しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لطيف, ودي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חביב, נעים‬

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