| Main Entry: |
amicable |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
friendly, especially regarding an agreement |
Synonyms: |
accordant, agreeing,
amiable,
civil, clubby, concordant,
cordial,
courteous,
cozy, empathic, good-humored,
harmonious,
kind,
kindly, like-minded,
mellow, neighborly, pacific, peaceable,
peaceful,
polite,
regular, right nice,
sociable, square shooting, sympathetic,
understanding
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| Notes: |
amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' |
Antonyms: |
hostile, unfriendly
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