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amiable adj friendly, pleasant and good-tempered. amiability noun. amiableness noun. amiably adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin amicabilis amicable, later confused with French amable lovable.

amiable, amicable

There is often confusion between amiable and amicable: amiable refers to people or their moods, personalities and expressions, whereas amicable refers to the relations between people.