Amiable

Adjective

 * 1) Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
 * 2) Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kindhearted, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable person.

Adverbs for Amiable
charmingly; unfailingly; always; sincerely; unaffectedly; calmly; serenely; happily; cheerily; naturally; bewitchingly; softly; gently; enchantingly; unwontedly; unusually; habitually; incomparably; modestly; winningly; ineffably; genuinely; becomingly;  refreshingly; wonderfully; sweetly; graciously; frankly.

Synonyms for Amiable
gentle, agreeable, pleasing, good-natured, kindly, lovable, affectionate, winning, likable.

Antonyms for Amiable
dour, peevish, morose, quarrelsome, ill-humored, surly, rude.

Thesaurus
accommodating; affable; affectionate; agreeable; amicable; approachable; benevolent; benign; benignant; blissful; bonhomous; brotherly; cheerful; civil; clubbable; clubbish; clubby; communicative; companionable; companionate; compatible; complaisant; compliant; congenial; cordial; courteous; decent; desirable; dulcet; easy; easy-natured; en rapport; enjoyable; fair; fair and pleasant; favorable; felicific; felicitous; fine; fit for society; fond of society; fraternal; friendlike; friendly; generous; genial; gentle; good; good-hearted; good-humored; good-natured; good-tempered; goodly; gracious; grateful; gratifying; gregarious; harmonious; heart-warming; hearty; honeyed; hospitable; indulgent; kind; kindly; lenient; liberal; likable; mannerly; mellifluous; mellow; mild; neighborlike; neighborly; nice; obliging; open; openhearted; overindulgent; overpermissive; peaceable; permissive; pleasant; pleasing; pleasurable; pleasure-giving; pleasureful; receptive; responsive; rewarding; satisfying; simpatico; sisterly; sociable; social; social-minded; sweet; sweet-tempered; sympathique; tractable; unhostile; urbane; warm; warmhearted; welcome; welcoming; well-affected; well-disposed; well-intentioned; well-meaning; well-meant; well-natured; winning; winsome

Etymology
amyable: < amiable: <  amicabilis:, from  amicus:, from amo:. The meaning has been influenced by French aimable, Latin amabilis:. Compare with amicable, amorous, amability.

Derived terms

 * amiability
 * amiableness
 * amiably

Related terms

 * amicable
 * amity

Translations

 * Bulgarian: мил, любезен,  приветлив,  дружелюбен
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 友好, 藹然, 蔼然, 友善
 * Danish:


 * Finnish: ystävällinen
 * French: aimable
 * Italian: ,
 * Russian: ; дружелюбный, дружеский, дружественный; любезный
 * Spanish: amable, afable


 * Bulgarian: симпатичен
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 友好, 藹然, 蔼然, 友善
 * Danish:
 * Estonian: avatud
 * Finnish: rakastettava


 * French: aimable
 * German:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 愛想のいい (aisō no ii)
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: amable, afable