amiability

Amiability — A mi*a*bil i*ty, n. The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition. [1913 Webster] Every excellency is a degree of amiability. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

amiability — index benevolence (disposition to do good), comity, courtesy, rapprochement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

amiability — (n.) 1807; see AMIABLE (Cf. amiable) + ITY (Cf. ity). Amiableness is recorded from 1530s …   Etymology dictionary

amiability — [[t]e͟ɪmiəbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Amiability is the quality of being friendly and pleasant. [WRITTEN] I found his amiability charming. Syn: friendliness …   English dictionary

amiability — amiable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ friendly and pleasant in manner. DERIVATIVES amiability noun amiably adverb. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin amicabilis friendly, amicable …   English terms dictionary

amiability — noun see amiable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

amiability — See amiable. * * * …   Universalium

amiability — noun /eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/ A cheerful and friendly disposition; approachable. Syn: affability, amicability, approachability, cordiality See Also: amiable, ami …   Wiktionary

amiability — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being pleasant and friendly: affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiableness, congeniality, congenialness, cordiality, cordialness, friendliness, geniality, genialness, pleasantness,… …   English dictionary for students

amiability — a·mi·a·bil·i·ty || ‚eɪmjÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. friendliness; pleasantness, agreeableness; hospitality, cordiality …   English contemporary dictionary

amiability — n. Loveliness, kindliness, kindness, amiableness, benignity, amenity, affability, obligingness, winsomeness, attractiveness, kind heartedness, fellow feeling, good feeling, good humor, good temper, sweet temper, sweetness of disposition …   New dictionary of synonyms