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.

Derived terms

• amicability
• amicableness
• amicably

Related terms

• amiable
• amity

Translations

showing friendliness or goodwill

Bulgarian: дружелюбен (bg), приятелски (bg) Catalan: amigable (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 友好 (zh) (yǒuhǎo), 藹然 (zh), 蔼然 (zh) (ǎirán), (formal) 友善 (zh) (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) Polish: przyjazny m. Portuguese: amigável (pt) Russian: дружелюбный (ru) (družel'úbnyj) Spanish: amigable (es), amistoso (es), cordial (es)

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