English dictionary · adjective

amiable

having a friendly and pleasant manner

Meaning and definitions

1. having a friendly and pleasant manner

Connected roots

• am-

  love

• -able

  capable of being

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• incredible

  impossible or hard to believe

• stable

  not likely to give way or change; firmly fixed

• amateur

  a person who engages in a pursuit for pleasure rather than pay

• flexible

  capable of bending easily without breaking

• notable

  worthy of attention or notice; remarkable

• tangible

  perceptible by touch; clear and definite

• audible

  able to be heard

• legible

  clear enough to be read

• amorous

  showing or feeling sexual desire

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