amiable

«amiable» in Mova's school dictionary: Friendly, pleasant and easy to like — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (amiable, more amiable, most amiable)

meaning for a pupil

Friendly, pleasant and easy to like. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it describes a kind, cheerful character; in reports «an amiable chat». Phrases: «an amiable person», «amiable mood».

examples

• The amiable shopkeeper gave us free sweets. tree →
• Our new neighbour seems amiable. tree →
• They had an amiable chat over tea. tree →
• The giant was amiable, not scary. tree →
• She was amiable to everyone in class. tree →
• The dog has an amiable nature. tree →
• I had better have married my amiable shepherd. tree →

note

Adverb: amiably. Similar to «friendly», «good-natured». Do not confuse with «amicable» (friendly agreement between groups, «an amicable settlement»).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «amiable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.