amicable

English

Etymology

From Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”); see amiable.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæmɪkəbl/

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Adjective

amicable (comparative more amicable, superlative most amicable)

1. Showing friendliness or goodwill.

   They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.

   He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.

Usage notes

Amicable is particularly used of relationships or agreements (especially legal proceedings, such as divorce), with meaning ranging from simply “not quarrelsome, mutually consenting” to “quite friendly”. By contrast, the similar term amiable is especially used to mean “pleasant, lovable”, such as an “amiable smile”.

Derived terms

• amicability
• amicableness
• amicably

Related terms

• amiable
• amity

Translations

showing friendliness or goodwill

• Bulgarian: дружелюбен (bg) (druželjuben), приятелски (bg) (prijatelski)
• Catalan: amigable (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 友好 (cmn) (yǒuhǎo), 藹然 (cmn), 蔼然 (cmn) (ǎirán), (formal) 友善 (cmn) (yǒushàn)

• Czech: přátelský (cs)
• Danish: venskabelig (da), fredelig (da)
• Dutch: goedhartig (nl), vriendelijk (nl)
• Finnish: sovinnollinen, sopuisa, ystävällinen
• French: amiable (agreement), amical (person)

• German: einvernehmlich (agreement), freundlich (person), freundschaftlich (agreement, discussion, gesture), gütlich (settlement), liebenswürdig (person)
• Hebrew: מאיר פנים (he)
• Indonesian: ramah tamah (id)
• Malay: sosial (ms)
• Polish: przyjazny m
• Portuguese: amigável (pt)
• Russian: дружелюбный (ru) (družel'úbnyj)
• Spanish: amigable (es), amistoso (es), cordial (es)
• Tagalog: mapayapa (tl)

External links

• amicable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• amicable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• amicable at OneLook Dictionary Search