Confused words. 2014.
amiable / amicable — Amiable refers to a person who is friendly, good natured, and pleasant: Susan was very amiable and liked by all. Amicable means friendly and peaceable , and is used to describe agreements or relationships between groups or people: After… … Confused words
amiable, amicable — These words are closely related in meaning; they are derived from the same Latin word meaning friendly. Amiable implies sweetness of temper, kindheartedness, or good natured obligingness. Amicable has somewhat similar meanings but stresses the… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
amicable — See amiable, amicable … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
amiable — See amiable, amicable … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Amicable — Am i*ca*ble, a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See {Amiable}.] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. [1913 Webster] That … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amicable action — Amicable Am i*ca*ble, a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See {Amiable}.] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amicable numbers — Amicable Am i*ca*ble, a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See {Amiable}.] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amiable — (adj.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. amiable, from L.L. amicabilis friendly, from amicus friend, related to amare to love (see AMY (Cf. Amy)). The form confused in Old French with amable lovable, from L. amare. Reborrowed later in proper Latin form as… … Etymology dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amicable — (adj.) early 15c., from L.L. amicabilis friendly, a word in Roman law, from L. amicus friend, related to amare to love (see AMY (Cf. Amy)). Cf. also AMIABLE (Cf. amiable) … Etymology dictionary
