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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amiable \A"mi*a*ble\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr amicus friend, fr amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr amare to love. Cf {Amicable}, {Amorous}, {Amability}.] 1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.] So amiable a prospect. --Sir T. Herbert. 2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas. 3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as an amiable woman. 4. Done out of love. [Obs.] Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amiable adj 1: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {good-humored}, {good-humoured}] 2: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {affable}, {cordial}, {genial}]
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