amicable
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amicable
characterized by showing goodwill; peaceable: They reached an amicable settlement.
Not to be confused with:
amiable – friendly and pleasant in temperament: She is an amiable hostess.
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am·i·ca·ble
(ăm′ĭ-kə-bəl)adj.
Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly.
[Middle English, from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus, friend.]
am′i·ca·bil′i·ty, am′i·ca·ble·ness n.
am′i·ca·bly adv.
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amicable
(ˈæmɪkəbəl)adj
characterized by friendliness: an amicable agreement.
[C15: from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus friend; related to amāre to love]
ˌamicaˈbility, ˈamicableness n
ˈamicably adv
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am•i•ca•ble
(ˈæm ɪ kə bəl)adj.
marked by goodwill; friendly; peaceable.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin amīcābilis= Latin amīc(us) friend, friendly + -ābilis -able]
am`i•ca•bil′i•ty, n.
am′i•ca•bly, adv.
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amicable
, amiable - Amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and is commonly applied only to people—though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes. Amiable first meant "kind" or "lovely, lovable," and amicable first applied to things and meant "pleasant, benign."See also related terms for pleasant.
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| Adj. | 1. | amicable - characterized by friendship and good willfriendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child" peaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" |
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amicable
adjective friendly, kindly, brotherly, civil, neighbourly, peaceful, polite, harmonious, good-humoured, amiable, courteous, cordial, sociable, fraternal, peaceable The meeting ended on reasonably amicable terms.
hostile, belligerent, unkind, unfriendly, antagonistic, disagreeable, pugnacious, bellicose, quarrelsome, impolite, inimical, unsociable, uncivil, ill-disposed
hostile, belligerent, unkind, unfriendly, antagonistic, disagreeable, pugnacious, bellicose, quarrelsome, impolite, inimical, unsociable, uncivil, ill-disposed
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
amicable
adjectiveOf or befitting a friend or friends:
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amicable
[ˈæmɪkəbl] ADJ → amistoso, amigableto reach an amicable settlement → llegar a un acuerdo amistoso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
amicable
[ˈæmɪkəbəl] adj [agreement, solution, settlement] → à l'amiable; [split, divorce, separation] → à l'amiable; [discussion] → amical(e); [relationship] → amical(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
amicable
adj person → freundlich; relations → freundschaftlich; discussion → friedlich; (Jur) settlement, divorce, agreement → gütlich; to be on amicable terms → freundschaftlich miteinander verkehren; to part on amicable terms → sich friedlich trennen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
amicable
(ˈӕmikəbl) adjective friendly. The dispute was finally settled in a very amicable manner.
ˈamicably adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
amicable - characterized by friendship and good will