amable
Friendly, pleasant.
Adjective
- Friendly, pleasant.
- What vtilite is ther, in the carnall bewtye of man? Is not man as drye as hay? And dothe * not his goodly beutye vanyshe awaye, as dothe the shadowe? And when death cōmeth, I pray you tell me, what goodlynesse shall...
- But I muſt ſay, that however amable theſe Men, or any of them, may, poſſibly, appear, in their private Capacities, yet, as Aldermen, they are profeſſed Slaves, to the Miniſtry, and Tyrants, to the CITIZENS. - 1748...
- “That shows that parson’s heart be in the right place,” nodded the farmer. “He gives us all to understand at a glance that he reads the words ’cause they are set down for him in the solemn Prayer-book, and hopes that...
Origin
From Middle English amable, amabully, amebill, partly from Middle French amable (modern aimable) and partly from its etymon, Latin amābilis. Doublet of aimable (“likeable”).