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# amiable

adjective (amiable, more amiable, most amiable)

«amiable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Friendly, pleasant and easy to like. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/#x1)
- Our new neighbour seems amiable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/#x2)
- They had an amiable chat over tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/#x3)
- The giant was amiable, not scary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/#x4)
- She was amiable to everyone in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/#x5)
- The dog has an amiable nature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/#x6)
- I had better have married my amiable shepherd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amiable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amiable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amiable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amiable.html) on Mova free.