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    Synonyms and Definitions

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    amiable example sentences

    amiable


    1. As for Nikos, he showed a professional measured concern wrapped in amiable compassion


    2. Chrissie clenched a fist round the tissue in her pocket and composed her face into its usual amiable nothingness


    3. an amiable old buffer who had been in these parts of many years,


    4. computer, “His face was one of the most amiable ones


    5. And as quickly as the amiable soldier had appeared beside young Roscius, he vanished forthwith with a final brilliant smile and warm wink


    6. It was an amiable surrender and the


    7. That burning dark-eyed gaze regarded Jean for some time before the man said, “I’m sorry we could not reach amiable terms this day, Jean Fairsythe


    8. The door from the kitchen swung open, and out stepped Millin Parfinn, a most amiable Halfling known for his loud, joyous family and happy demeanor


    9. As He sat, the amiable Host, Jesus H


    10. As he saw his two children, he lit up and greeted them with an amiable good morning

    11. Faith's amiable wish was fulfilled


    12. Davis did not say anything half so amiable as good afternoon, but she took her departure


    13. He could be very amiable when he liked, and he could be very terrible


    14. But not even the grimmest of amiable dragons can altogether prevent a certain subtle language of eye and smile and eloquent silence; and so the minister's courtship progressed after a fashion


    15. 5 And she was ruddy through the perfection of her beauty, and her countenance was cheerful and very amiable, but her heart was in


    16. Public display notwithstanding, it was an amiable relationship


    17. salutation was acknowledged with an amiable grunt


    18. They are shrewd in business, acute in reasoning, thrifty, religious, sober, charitable, obedient to parents, reverential to old age, amiable, law-abiding, compassionate towards the helpless and patient under suffering


    19. It was one of the most sophisticated and amiable place


    20. the roads which are most amiable

    21. The conversation was light and amiable and the Rabbi’s two children stayed up way past bedtime to be part of the party


    22. Siri was no longer angry, just tired, and the Commander, sensing this, became more amiable


    23. As he stared into the abyss that was the harsh reality of the flask, he could still vaguely hear the water running in the bathroom, the amiable laughter of the children playing in the street, and the melody of the chirping sparrows on the sill


    24. Both looked amiable to his request, knowing his psyche had been temporarily damaged by the turbulence of his recent family life


    25. Mitchell conducted conversation with an amiable looking desk clerk, just as Jose gazed at various attraction brochures, while using his ear to tune into the other clerks voices


    26. From their clothes, it was evident that the children were a mix of Carolingian and star people, yet there didn’t seem to be any apparent preferential treatment in favor of the children from the stars, while mothers from both eras conversed on apparently amiable terms while watching their respective kids


    27. This is after all your realm and I truly wish for the Time Patrol and your Imperium to come to an amiable understanding in this matter


    28. In an ironic twist, that mass defection in favor of Jerusalem then soured up the Islamic authorities’ relations with Nancy, who had up to now enjoyed a fairly amiable relationship with them save for issues about women


    29. There we both immediately fell into the undertow of an amiable breeze


    30. the expressive, the amiable and the

    31. Judging he was in far too amiable a mood to


    32. Leaving that aside, what does a wife ought to give her man? Of course, she should keep an amiable home for him to recreate and procreate


    33. for the coming week, and an amiable mood took hold at last despite the trials of the


    34. to keep promise rewarded them with an amiable and happy life


    35. However, the amiable and handsome Abd Allah wasn’t destined to live long; and he died when his wife Aminah was carrying Muhammad, their only offspring


    36. The very fact that in his otherwise well recorded life, there was nothing amiss in the lengthy chapter of Khadijah indicates that he could have led an amiable married life unmarred by scandal or quarrel


    37. Normally his face was set in an amiable grin, but at the moment he was dead serious


    38. “He seems amiable to me


    39. and tried to look at Henry in an amiable way


    40. The distinguished cousin came, and he was as pacific and amiable asthe

    41. And the rest of the way home, along the cool path where the dusk was gathering among the bushes and the grass was damp now beneath our dusty shoes, we walked with heads held high--hankering indeed!--two women surely in perfect harmony with life and the calm evening, women of wisdom and intelligence, of a proper pride and self-respect, kind women, good women, pleasant, amiable women, contented women, pleased women; and at the last corner, the last one between us and Mrs


    42. Cookham with the intention of trying to make amends, he was just going to say something amiable when she startled him by suddenly exclaiming, "I really don't understand how men can bring themselves to do such dreadful


    43. All day long I am giving out table linen, ordering meals, supporting the feeble knees of servants, making appropriate and amiable remarks to officers, presiding as gracefully as nature permits at meals, and trying to look as though I were happy; while out in the garden--oh, I know how it is looking out in the garden this golden weather, how the placid hours are slipping by in unchanged peace, how strong the scent of roses and ripe fruit is, how the sleepy bees drone round the flowers, how warmly the sun shines in that corner where the little Spanish chestnut is turning yellow--the first to turn, and never afterwards surpassed in autumn beauty; I know how still it is down there in my fir wood, where the insects hum undisturbed in the warm, quiet air; I know what the plain looks like from the seat under the oak, how beautiful, with its rolling green waves burning to gold under the afternoon sky; I know how the hawks circle over it, and how the larks sing above it, and I edge as near to the open window as I can, straining my ears to hear them, and forgetting the young men who are telling me of all the races their horses win as completely as though they did not exist


    44. Yet they are beautiful young men; all are touchingly amiable, and many of the older ones even charming--how is it, then, that I so passionately prefer larks?


    45. What else was she to say? What does one say in such a case? Our governesses teach us how pleasant and amiable an adornment is politeness, but not one of mine ever told me what I was to say when confronted by an announcement that I was to be included in somebody's prayers


    46. The smile with which she slid past me was amiable as well as deprecatory


    47. Like Pepper, he was small and amiable


    48. The two men talked to each other, not to the women, the Baron stiffly and on his guard, Herr Dremmel taking immense pains to be amiable and not offend


    49. But it was an amiable view, and Herr Dremmel was extremely polite and was bent evidently on peace, and the Baron, recognising this, became less distrustful


    50. A mother with feathers all over her like a kind hen would be very ideal, but short of that there was a soft black dress she remembered her mother used to wear with amiable old lace on it that wouldn't scratch, and the comfort it would be, the _comfort_, if for half an hour she might put her cheek against this and keep it there and say nothing













































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    Synonyms for "amiable"

    affable amiable cordial genial good-humored good-humoured social amicable warm charming agreeable gracious good-natured kind kind-hearted gentle

    "amiable" definitions

    disposed to please


    diffusing warmth and friendliness