Hypertext Webster Gateway: "agreeable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Agreeable \A*gree"a*ble\, a. [F. agr['e]able.]
1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant;
grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable
person; fruit agreeable to the taste.
A train of agreeable reveries. --Goldsmith.
2. Willing; ready to agree or consent. [Colloq.]
These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais
a great sum of money, so that he will be but content
and agreeable that they may enter into the said
town. --Latimer.
3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent;
concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with.
That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing,
is many times contrary to the nature of another.
--L'Estrange.
4. In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense
used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order
of the day, the House took up the report.
Syn: Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable;
amiable. See {Pleasant}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
agreeable
adj 1: suitable to your needs or similar to your nature; "a
congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial
spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal
virtues"- T.L.Peacock [syn: {congenial}] [ant: {uncongenial}]
2: to your own liking or feelings or nature; "Is the plan
agreeable to you?"; "he's an agreeable fellow"; "My idea
of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"-
Disraeli; "an agreeable manner" [ant: {disagreeable}]
3: highly pleasing; "pleasureful relaxation"; "an agreeable
prospect" [syn: {pleasureful}]
4: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans
conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant
with his background" [syn: {accordant}, {conformable}, {consonant},
{in accord(p)}, {in agreement(p)}, {concordant}]
5: prepared to agree or consent; "agreeable to the plan"
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