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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Late Latin amicabilis; AMICABLE

amiable

 adjective
     
a‧mi‧a‧ble
friendly and easy to like:
The driver was an amiable young man.
She was in an amiable mood.
—amiably adverb
—amiability noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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