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Thesaurus: amiable

Lovable; lovely; pleasing.

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  1. a. Lovable; lovely; pleasing.
  2. a. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
  3. a. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.
  4. a. Done out of love.
  5. adj. disposed to please
  6. adj. diffusing warmth and friendliness
  7. 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.
  8. j:100 s. disposed to please