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friendly, agreeable, and likable- She seemed an ideal candidate—attractive, amiable, intelligent and energetic.
amiable = friendly and likable
- It was an amiable gathering of old friends.
- I watched my master's face pass from amiability to sternness;James Joyce -- Dubliners
- Well, get up, so I told myself, ... dress and show an amiable disposition towards your fellow-men.Hermann Hesse -- Steppenwolf
- I refused—not because I had anything against him; he seemed a mild, amiable man.Albert Camus -- The Stranger
- Mrs. Penniman was truly amiable, but she now gave signs of temper.Henry James -- Washington Square
- Somehow, in the broad, shadowless light of noon, the water looked amiable and welcoming.Sylvia Plath -- The Bell Jar
- Max glanced at his father, relieved to see him nibbling on his sandwich and chatting amiably with Frigga and Helga as...Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
- both burst out laughing, and the discussion took a more amiable turn.Louisa May Alcott -- Little Women
- The inhabitants of the Humble Home were supposed to be amiable and intelligent.Sinclair Lewis -- Main Street
- he was an amiable if not overly insightful man,Alice Sebold -- Lucky
- Gus rejoined us as we chatted amiably over the strong coffee,Jim Stovall -- The Ultimate Gift
- Very nice, very amiable.Agatha Christie -- Murder On The Orient Express
- I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's.Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
- When she saw her friend at the door, his white beard and his amiable, toothless smile, Mariam felt tears stinging the corners of her eyes again.Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns
- It must have been after midnight, and I was puzzled by his amiable acquiescence. He was shrewder than I, however: the moment I sat down I began to feel sleepy.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- in no sense is meet or amiableWilliam Shakespeare -- The Taming of the Shrew
- He was still smiling in the most amiable manner.Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- As they passed down the hall Gunch demanded amiably, "George, old scout, you were soreheaded about something, here a while back."Sinclair Lewis -- Babbitt
- I am sorry, Mrs. Hedda,—but I fear I must dispel an amiable illusion.Henrik Ibsen -- Hedda Gabler
amiable = friendly
amiability = the quality of being friendly and agreeable
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiably = in a friendly way
amiable = friendly
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiably = in a friendly way
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiable = friendly
amiable = agreeable
amiable = friendly or good
amiable = friendly, agreeable, and likable
amiably = in a friendly way
amiable = pleasant (friendly and kindly)