amiable

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. friendly, agreeable, kindly, pleasant; likable. See courtesy, benevolence, friend. Ant., sour, unfriendly, hostile.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. pleasant, affable, genial, good-natured, obliging, friendly, cordial, agreeable, likable, congenial, gracious, good-tempered, sweet-tempered, sweet, easygoing, amicable, sociable, easy to get along with; see also friendly 1 , kind .

Syn.- amiable and affable suggest qualities of friendliness, easy temper, etc. that make one likable, affable also implying a readiness to be approached or to converse; a good-natured person is one who is disposed to like as well as be liked and is sometimes easily imposed on; obliging implies a ready, often cheerful, deSire to be helpful [ the obliging clerk took my order ] ; genial suggests good cheer and sociability [ our genial host ] ; cordial suggests graciousness and warmth [ a cordial greeting ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.

[AY mee uh bul]

friendly, good-natured.

The dolphin has always been seen as a fun-loving, amiable sort.

SYN.: friendly, good-natured, congenial, sociable, agreeable, outgoing, amicable, affable, approachable, good-humored, likable, cordial, warm.

ANT.: cold, unfriendly, antisocial

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Pleasant and friendly in disposition: affable, agreeable, congenial, cordial, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, pleasant, sociable, warm. See ATTITUDE, GOOD.