amiable
pronunciation
How to pronounce amiable in British English:
UK [ˈeɪmiəbl]
How to pronounce amiable in American English:
US [ˈeɪmiəbl]
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- Adjective:
- disposed to please
- diffusing warmth and friendliness
Word Origin
- amiable
- amiable: [14] Amiable and amicable are the two English descendants of that most familiar of Latin verbs, amo, amas, amat … ‘love’. It had two rather similar adjectives derived from it: amābilis ‘lovable’ and, via amīcus ‘friend’, amīcābilis ‘friendly’ (source of English amicable [15]). Amīcābilis became in French amiable, and this was borrowed into English as amiable, but its meaning was subsequently influenced by that of French aimable ‘likeable, lovable’, which came from Latin amābilis.=> amicable
- amiable (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amicabilis "friendly," from amicus "friend," related to amare "to love" (see Amy). The form confused in Old French with amable "lovable," from Latin amare. Reborrowed later in proper Latin form as amicable.
Synonym
affable congenial affectionate out-going agreeable amicable sociable friendly approachable warm good-natured brotherly fraternal sisterly companionable
Antonym
Example
- 1. In the flesh however he 's more like an amiable professor .
- 2. His amiable style and responsive attitude towards journalists have made him popular .
- 3. He told mr pandit , in his seemingly amiable manner , that a chief executive of a public company only has one natural predator his own board of directors .
- 4. Lloyd blankfein , goldman 's amiable and funny chief executive , has made thoughtful speeches about reform ( including on this page this week ) , but said nothing I can detect about changing how it operates .
- 5. What if the amiable mr khan got into office ?