Amiable

English

Adjective

Amiable (comparative more Amiable, superlative most Amiable)

1. Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
2. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kindhearted, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable person.

Adverbs for Amiable

charmingly; unfailingly; always; sincerely; unaffectedly; calmly; serenely; happily; cheerily; naturally; bewitchingly; softly; gently; enchantingly; unwontedly; unusually; habitually; incomparably; modestly; winningly; ineffably; genuinely; becomingly; refreshingly; wonderfully; sweetly; graciously; frankly.

Synonyms for Amiable

gentle, agreeable, pleasing, good-natured, kindly, lovable, affectionate, winning, likable.

Antonyms for Amiable

dour, peevish, morose, quarrelsome, ill-humored, surly, rude.

Thesaurus

accommodating; affable; affectionate; agreeable; amicable; approachable; benevolent; benign; benignant; blissful; bonhomous; brotherly; cheerful; civil; clubbable; clubbish; clubby; communicative; companionable; companionate; compatible; complaisant; compliant; congenial; cordial; courteous; decent; desirable; dulcet; easy; easy-natured; en rapport; enjoyable; fair; fair and pleasant; favorable; felicific; felicitous; fine; fit for society; fond of society; fraternal; friendlike; friendly; generous; genial; gentle; good; good-hearted; good-humored; good-natured; good-tempered; goodly; gracious; grateful; gratifying; gregarious; harmonious; heart-warming; hearty; honeyed; hospitable; indulgent; kind; kindly; lenient; liberal; likable; mannerly; mellifluous; mellow; mild; neighborlike; neighborly; nice; obliging; open; openhearted; overindulgent; overpermissive; peaceable; permissive; pleasant; pleasing; pleasurable; pleasure-giving; pleasureful; receptive; responsive; rewarding; satisfying; simpatico; sisterly; sociable; social; social-minded; sweet; sweet-tempered; sympathique; tractable; unhostile; urbane; warm; warmhearted; welcome; welcoming; well-affected; well-disposed; well-intentioned; well-meaning; well-meant; well-natured; winning; winsome

Etymology

Middle English amyable < Old French amiable < Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“I love”). The meaning has been influenced by French aimable, Latin amābilis (“loveable”). Compare with amicable, amorous, amability.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/, /ˈæ.mi.ə.bəl/

Derived terms

amiability amiableness amiably

Related terms

amicable amity

Translations

friendly as an amiable temper or mood

Bulgarian: мил (bg), любезен (bg), приветлив (bg), дружелюбен (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 友好 (zh) (yǒuhǎo), 藹然 (zh), 蔼然 (zh) (ǎirán), (formal) 友善 (zh) (yǒushàn) Danish: elskværdig (da)

Finnish: ystävällinen (fi) French: aimable (fr) m. and f. Italian: amabile (it), affabile (it) Russian: приятный (ru); дружелюбный, дружеский, дружественный; любезный Spanish: amable (es), afable (es)

possessing sweetness of disposition

Bulgarian: симпатичен (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 友好 (zh) (yǒuhǎo), 藹然 (zh), 蔼然 (zh) (ǎirán), (formal) 友善 (zh) (yǒushàn) Danish: elskværdig (da) Estonian: avatud (et) Finnish: rakastettava (fi)

French: aimable (fr) m. and f. German: liebenswürdig (de) Italian: amabile (it), affettuoso (it) Japanese: 愛想のいい (aisō no ii) Russian: привлекательный (ru), симпатичный (ru) Spanish: amable (es), afable (es)