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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Agreeable \A*gree"a*ble\, a. [F. agr['e]able.] 1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses pleasant; grateful; as agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste. A train of agreeable reveries. --Goldsmith. 2. Willing; ready to agree or consent. [Colloq.] These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town. --Latimer. 3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by to rarely by with That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing is many times contrary to the nature of another. --L'Estrange. 4. In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for agreeably; as agreeable to the order of the day the House took up the report. Syn: Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See {Pleasant}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: agreeable adj 1: suitable to your needs or similar to your nature"; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock [syn: {congenial}] [ant: {uncongenial}] 2: to your own liking or feelings or nature; "Is the plan agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow"; "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli "an agreeable manner" [ant: {disagreeable}] 3: highly pleasing; "pleasureful relaxation"; "an agreeable prospect" [syn: {pleasureful}] 4: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: {accordant}, {conformable}, {consonant}, {in accord(p)}, {in agreement(p)}, {concordant}] 5: prepared to agree or consent; "agreeable to the plan"
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