Found 2 items, similar to Amiable.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: amiable
amiable
adj 1: disposed to please;
“an amiable villain with a cocky
sidelong grin”- Hal Hinson [syn:
good-humored,
good-humoured]
2: diffusing warmth and friendliness;
“an affable smile”;
“an
amiable gathering”;
“cordial relations”;
“a cordial
greeting”;
“a genial host” [syn:
affable,
cordial,
genial]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Amiable
Amiable
\A"mi*a*ble\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly,
fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been
influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to
love. Cf.
Amicable,
Amorous,
Amability.]
1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.]
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So amiable a prospect. --Sir T.
Herbert.
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2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper
or mood; amiable ideas.
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3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of
temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be
liked; as, an amiable woman.
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4. Done out of love. [Obs.]
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Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's
wife. --Shak.
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