Hypertext Webster Gateway: "amiable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amiable \A"mi*a*ble\, a. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
amiable
adj 1: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky
sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {good-humored}, {good-humoured}]
2: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an
amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {affable}, {cordial}, {genial}]
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