amiable
/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.84 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like.
Example Sentences
- "an amiable temper"
- "amiable ideas"
- "The sums I have lent him! indeed—I have been exceedingly to blame—it was an amiable weakness!"
- "A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe."
- "He has described himself as the uber-geek, an anorak's anorak, a standard bearer for fellow Star Trekkies everywhere, and his air of bland, amiable bafflement has served him remarkably well in a string of TV and film roles."
- "an amiable person"
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: amyable, amiable, amīcābilis, amīcus
Inflected Forms
more amiable (comparative)
most amiable (superlative)