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Word of the Day: Amiable

Boost your IELTS vocabulary! Let’s learn a new adjective to describe someone in your life.
The word of the day for today is amiable. Adjective Meaning: having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A person is seen as amicable when they are warm, friendly and sociable.

Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amicable is created by adding one letter to amiable. Both words share an origin from the Latin “amicabilis” and have a similar meaning.

Other similar words:

friendly
affable
warm-hearted
pleasant
agreeable
genial
good-humoured charming
easy to get along with
neighbourly
hospitable
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But what if you wanted to describe someone who is not amiable at all? Let’s look at some words for a rude or disagreeable person.

Antonyms of amiable: unfriendly
disagreeable
ill-humoured curmudgeonly
irritable
petulant
prickly
mean-spirited
contrary
churlish
disobliging
Use of amiable in sentences:

1. He really is a most amiable person.

2. Amy is always very amiable to speak to.

3. He is an amiable character when he is at work.
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