English-Thai Dictionary

amiable

ADJ เป็นมิตร  เป็นกันเอง  pen-mid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMIABLE

a.[L. amabilis; from amo, to love. ] 1. Lovely; worth of love; deserving of affection; applied usually to persons. But in Psalm 84:1, there is an exception, "How amiable are the tabernacles, O Lord. "
2. Pretending or showing love.
Lay amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.
But this use is not legitimate.

 

AMIABLENESS

n.The quality of deserving love; loveliness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMIABLE

A "mi *a *ble, a. Etym: [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.

 

AMIABLENESS

AMIABLENESS A `mi *a *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being amiable; amiability.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

amiable

a mi a ble |ˈāmēəbəl ˈeɪmiəbəl | ▶adjective having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner: an amiable, unassuming fellow. DERIVATIVES a mi a bly |-blē |adverb, a mi a ble ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (originally in the senses ‘kind ’ and ‘lovely, lovable ’): via Old French from late Latin amicabilis ‘amicable. ’ The current sense, influenced by modern French aimable ‘trying to please, ’ dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

amiable

ami |able |ˈeɪmɪəb (ə )l | ▶adjective having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner: the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically. DERIVATIVES amiableness noun, amiably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (originally in the senses ‘kind ’, and ‘lovely, lovable ’): via Old French from late Latin amicabilis ‘amicable ’. The current sense, influenced by modern French aimable ‘trying to please ’, dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

amiable

amiable adjective you'll find that the folks in this department are genuinely amiable: friendly, affable, amicable, cordial; warm, warmhearted, good-natured, nice, pleasant, agreeable, likable, genial, good-humored, charming, easy to get along with, companionable, sociable, personable; informal chummy, simpatico. ANTONYMS unfriendly, disagreeable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

amiable

amiable adjective this amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically: friendly, affable, amicable, cordial; warm, warm-hearted, good-natured, nice, pleasant, agreeable, pleasing, likeable, lovable, genial, good-humoured, charming, winning, engaging, delightful, easy to get on /along with, obliging, kind, kindly; neighbourly, hospitable, companionable, sociable, gregarious, convivial, clubbable, personable; Scottish couthy; Brit. informal chummy, matey; N. Amer. informal regular; rare conversable. ANTONYMS unfriendly, disagreeable.

 

French Dictionary

amiable

amiable adj. adjectif Se dit d ’une entente faite par des adversaires sans le recours à une instance judiciaire statuant sur leur litige, leur conflit. : Un constat amiable (et non *hors cour ). LOCUTION À l ’amiable De gré à gré, par voie de conciliation. : Un règlement à l ’amiable (et non *hors cour ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

amiable

a mi a ble /éɪmiəb (ə )l / (! a-は /eɪ /) 形容詞 more ～; most ～｟書 ｠〈人 性格などが 〉感じの良い, 気立て [愛想 ]の良い, やさしい ; « …に » 友好 [好意 ]的な, 快く応じる «to » .á mi a bly 副詞 親しげな雰囲気 [様子 ]で, 打ち解けて 〈話すなど 〉.à mi a b í l i ty 名詞 ～ness 名詞