How do you pronounce agreeable?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɡɹiəbəl/.

Where does agreeable come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

agreeable

/əˈɡɹiəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: agree-able
IPA: /əˈɡɹiəbəl/

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Meaning

adj

Able to agree; possible to be agreed.

adj

Pleasant to the senses or the mind; pleasing, satisfying, palatable.

adj

Willing; ready to agree or consent.

Dated

adj

Agreeing or suitable; followed by to, or rarely by with.

adj

Pursuant, conformant, accordant.

noun

Something pleasing; anything that is agreeable.

Example Sentences

"an agreeable contract"
"a man with agreeable manners"
"not completely agreeable remarks"
"She’s quite an agreeable person."
"This fruit has an agreeable taste."
"the train of agreeable reveries."

Etymology

From Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable. Equivalent to agree + -able.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: agreable
Suffix: agree

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈɡɹiəbəl/
British English: /əˈɡɹiːəbəl/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more agreeable (comparative) most agreeable (superlative) agreable (alternative, obsolete) agreeables (plural)

Derived Forms

agreeableness agreeably nonagreeable unagreeable

Phrases

great minds think alike

Frequently Paired Words

great minds think alike agree agreement normal correspondent friendly

Synonyms

conformable correspondent concordant sympathetic pleasant acquiescent accordant agreeable agreeing congruent congruous consonant

Antonyms

disagreeable incongruous strange unharmonious

Rhymes With

foreseeable disagreeable unforeseeable forseeable