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- DictionaryA·mi·a·bil·i·ty/ˌāmēəˈbilədē/
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- 1. the quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner; geniality: "his good-natured amiability"
amiable, good-natured, obliging, complaisant mean having the desire or disposition to please. amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with. an amiable teacher not easily annoyed. good-natured implies cheerfulness or helpfulness and sometimes a willingness to be imposed upon.
noun [ U ] uk / ˌeɪ.mi.əˈbɪl.ə.ti / us / ˌeɪ.mi.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i /. Add to word list. the quality of being pleasant and friendly: I hate all that false amiability that goes on at parties. People admire her for her amiability as much as her good sense.
Definitions of amiability. noun. a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) synonyms: affability, affableness, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality. see more. noun. a cheerful and agreeable mood. synonyms: good humor, good humour, good temper. see more.
Amiability is the quality of being friendly and pleasant. [written].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
1. Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable. 2. Cordial; sociable; congenial: an amiable gathering. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin amīcābilis; see amicable .] a′mi·a·bil′i·ty, a′mi·a·ble·ness n. a′mi·a·bly adv.
amiable. /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ IPA guide. A friendly, pleasant person could be described as amiable. Airline flight attendants tend to be amiable. The people monitoring the school's cafeteria? Maybe not. An amiable person is good-natured and easy to get along with.
Amiable definition: having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable. See examples of AMIABLE used in a sentence.
behaving in a kind and pleasant way. friendly I like his sister - she's so friendly. nice Her boyfriend is really nice. amiable She was perfectly amiable. genial Our genial host led us to our room. congenial He's very congenial and so quite likeable. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of amiability noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A cheerful and friendly disposition; approachable. Wiktionary. Synonyms: pleasantness. genialness. warmth. sociableness. sociability. cordialness. amenity. cordiality. congenialness. congeniality. amiableness. agreeableness. agreeability. affability. geniality. Antonyms: ill-humor. Other Word Forms of Amiability. Noun. Singular: amiability. Plural: