amiable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English amyable, from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”, verb). The meaning has been influenced by French amiable and Latin amābilis (“loveable”) (whence English aimable and amable). Doublet of amicable. Compare with amorous, amability. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/, /ˈæ.mi.ə.bəl/ === Adjective === amiable (comparative more amiable, superlative most amiable) Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like ==== Usage notes ==== See amicable. ==== Synonyms ==== likable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “amiable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “amiable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “amiable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === aimable == French == === Etymology === From Old French amiable, from Late Latin amīcābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.mjabl/ === Adjective === amiable (plural amiables) amiable ==== Derived terms ==== à l'amiable === Further reading === “amiable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === From Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“to love”). === Adjective === amiable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular amiable) likable; amiable ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: amyable French: amiable Middle English: amyable, amiableEnglish: amiable