What does amiable mean?
Word: Amiable
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Amiable means friendly, pleasant and easy to like.
Synonyms: friendly, pleasant, good-natured, genial
Antonyms: unfriendly, rude
How do you spell amiable?
Syllables: a - mi - a - ble
Tricky part: Two vowels come together in the middle, i then a. Students leave out the i (amible) or put it first (aimiable).
Watch out for: amible, aimiable, amyable
Memory tip: Ami is French for friend, so an amiable person is easy to make friends with.
Amiable in a sentence
Example 1: Our new neighbour is an amiable old man who waves to everyone.
Example 2: The two captains had an amiable chat after the match.
Example 3: Ravi's amiable nature made him popular in his new school.
Fun Fact
Amiable goes back to Latin amicabilis, friendly, from amicus, friend, which also gives amity, friendly relations between countries.
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Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
amiable
a) gracious
b) hostile
c) gentle
d) cordial
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b) hostile. Someone hostile is unfriendly and ready to quarrel, the reverse of amiable.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our new class teacher is so amiabel that even the shyest children chat with her at lunch.
a) teacher
b) shyest
c) children
d) amiabel
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d) amiabel. The word ends in ble, as able and table do.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ebmiaal
a) amenable
b) pliable
c) amiable
d) admirable
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c) amiable. Seven letters, one m and no n, p, d or r: amenable, pliable and admirable each need a letter that is not there.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) cheerful
b) amiable
c) agreable
d) generous
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c) agreable. Agreeable keeps the double e of agree; cheerful, amiable and generous are all spelt correctly.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An amiable shopkeeper would most likely ____.
a) greet customers with a smile
b) close the shop very early
c) refuse to give any change
d) shout at every customer
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a) greet customers with a smile
2. Which word is usually used for an agreement or a split that is settled without a quarrel?
a) amicable
b) audible
c) amiable
d) amenable
Show answer
a) amicable
