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English Dictionary: amiable	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amiable adj disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson Synonym(s): amiable, good- humored, good-humoured diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" Synonym(s): affable, amiable, cordial, genial
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amiable \A"miable\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. {Amicable}, {Amorous}, {Amability}.] 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.