Word Meanings - AMICABLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed.

Additional info about word: AMICABLE

Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed. Prideoux. Amicable action , an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it. Bouvier. Burrill. -- Amicable numbers , two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other. Syn. -- Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious. -- Amicable, Friendly. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by no means the same strength as its noun friendship. It does, however, imply something of real cordiality; while amicable supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak of amicable relations between two countries, an amicable adjustment of difficulties. "Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each other can live amicably together."

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of AMICABLE)

• Friendly
• Well-inclined
• welldisposed
• amicable
• kindly
• social
• neighborly
• sociable
• affectionate
• favorable
• cordial
• Harmonious
• Congruous
• accordant
• proportioned
• uniform
• melodious
• musical
• dulcet
• tuneful
• consistent
• peaceful
• agreeable
• friendly
• concordant

Related words: (words related to AMICABLE)

• SOCIALIST; SOCIALISTIC
  Pertaining to, or of the nature of, socialism.
• PROPORTIONATE
  Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke.
• UNIFORMISM
  The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism.
• CONSISTENTLY
  In a consistent manner.
• KINDLY
  1. According to the kind or nature; natural. The kindly fruits of the earth. Book of Com. Prayer. An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting. Spenser. Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the
• UNIFORMAL
  Uniform. Herrick.
• CONCORDANT
  Agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant. Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would rise up of themselves. Sir T. Browne
• UNIFORMLY
  In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild. To vary uniformly , to vary with the ratio of the corresponding increments constant; -- said of
• SOCIALIZE
  1. To render social. 2. To subject to, or regulate by, socialism.
• ACCORDANTLY
  In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to.
• SOCIALITY
  The quality of being social; socialness.
• MUSICALLY
  In a musical manner.
• FAVORABLE
  1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly. Lend favorable ears to our request. Shak. Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. Ps. lxxxv. 1. 2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate;
• CORDIALNESS
  Cordiality. Cotgrave.
• PROPORTION
  1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body. The image of Christ, made after his
• FRIENDLY
  1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable. 2. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting friends; amicable. In friendly relations with his moderate opponents. Macaulay. 3.
• SOCIABLENESS
  The quality of being sociable.
• AFFECTIONATED
  Disposed; inclined. Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.
• AFFECTIONATE
  1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. 2. Kindly inclined; zealous. Johson. Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat. 3. Proceeding from affection; indicating
• SOCIAL
  Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species. Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees. Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from
• DISPROPORTIONALLY
  In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally.
• IMPROPORTIONATE
  Not proportionate.
• PHILOMUSICAL
  Loving music. Busby.
• DISAGREEABLENESS
  The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.
• DISPROPORTIONALITY
  The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More.
• DISPROPORTIONABLE
  Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv.
• MESOCUNEIFORM; MESOCUNIFORM
  One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d Cuneiform.
• UNHARMONIOUS
  Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant. Swift. -- Un`har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv.
• MISPROPORTION
  To give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.
• DISPROPORTIONATE
  Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means.
• ENTOCUNEIFORM; ENTOCUNIFORM
  One of the bones of the tarsus. See Cuneiform.