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    amiable
    /ˈeɪmɪəbl/

    adjective

    • 1. having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner: "the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically"

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

    Amiable means pleasant and friendly. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and antonyms, and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

    • Traditional

      AMIABLE translate: 和藹可親的，親切的;令人愉悅的;友好的. Learn more in the...

    • Amiable in Spanish

      AMIABLE translate: afable, afable, amable. Learn more in the...

    • Simplified

      AMIABLE translate: 和蔼可亲的，亲切的;令人愉悦的;友好的. Learn more in the...

    • Amiable in Russian

      AMIABLE translate: любезный . Learn more in the Cambridge...

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

    Amiable means friendly, sociable, and congenial, or generally agreeable. It comes from the Latin word for "friend" and has roots in amare, meaning "to love".

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAMIABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Amiable means pleasant and friendly. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › amiableAMIABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Amiable means having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable. Learn the origin, usage, and related words of amiable from Dictionary.com.

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

    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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAMIABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Amiable means friendly and pleasant to be with. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and antonyms, and see examples from the Guardian and Jane Austen.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › amiableAmiable - definition of amiable by The Free Dictionary

    1. having or showing agreeable personal qualities; pleasant; affable. 2. friendly; sociable: an amiable gathering. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin amīcābilis amicable] a`mi•a•bil′i•ty,n. a′mi•a•bly,adv.