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Amiable

Friendly, pleasant, and easy to get along with; showing a good-natured and agreeable manner.

adjective
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Imagine This

Imagine entering a party where the host greets you with a warm smile, a firm handshake, and a cheerful, appreciative tone. Everyone chats easily, and you feel instantly welcome and at ease because the host has an amiable presence.

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Sounds Like

AY-mee-uh-buhl

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Looks Like

Starts with ami- (as in ami—friend) and ends with -able; visually resembles other -able adjectives.

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Remember This

Amiable describes a person’s temperament, not a formal agreement. It is often mixed up with amicable, which relates to peaceable relations or agreements rather than personality.

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Other Forms

amiabilitynoun
amiablenessnoun
amiablyadverb
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Connect With

friendly, affable, genial, cordial, amicable

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Note

Pronunciation often sounds like AY-mee-uh-buhl. Distinguish from amicable (related to harmony or agreements) by noting amiable describes people, while amicable describes relations or settlements.

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Study Deeper

Examples
  • Her amiable personality made her a natural leader in the student council.
  • The receptionist's amiable greeting put visitors at ease immediately.
Synonyms
friendlyaffablegenialcordialamicable
Antonyms
unfriendlyhostileirritable
Etymology

From Latin amābilis 'lovable', via Old French amiable; from amāre 'to love'.

Mnemonic

AMI-ABLE: AMI is French for friend; someone who is amiable is literally 'a friend-able' person, easy to be with.

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adjective

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noun

A burden or impediment that weighs down progress; in law, a claim or restriction on a property that affects its transfer.

Dolt

noun

A dull-witted or stupid person.

Similar Words

Related words and words with the same part of speech.

Affable

adjective

Friendly and easy to talk to; approachable, kind, and polite.

Genial

adjective

Sociable, hospitable, and friendly; cheerful and easy to talk to.

Cordial

adjective

Sincere and warm

Amicable

adjective

Having or showing friendliness; not hostile; relating to or characterized by goodwill and a desire to avoid conflict.

Abstruse

adjective

Difficult to understand; obscure or highly complex.

Accidental

adjective

Happening by chance or without deliberate planning; not intended. In music, it is also a noun for a symbol that temporarily alters a pitch.