Definition of amiable

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a·mi·a·ble

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ADJECTIVE:

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

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin amcbilis ; see amicable

OTHER FORMS:
ami·a·bili·ty or ami·a·ble·ness(Noun), ami·a·bly(Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for amiable

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