slovo | definícia |
amiable (encz) | amiable,laskavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
amiable (encz) | amiable,přívětivý adj: luke |
amiable (encz) | amiable,roztomilý adj: luke |
Amiable (gcide) | Amiable \A"mi*a*ble\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly,
fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been
influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to
love. Cf. Amicable, Amorous, Amability.]
1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.]
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So amiable a prospect. --Sir T.
Herbert.
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2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper
or mood; amiable ideas.
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3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of
temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be
liked; as, an amiable woman.
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4. Done out of love. [Obs.]
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Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's
wife. --Shak.
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amiable (wn) | amiable
adj 1: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky
sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: amiable, {good-
humored}, good-humoured]
2: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an
amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable,
cordial, genial] |
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amiableness (mass) | amiableness
- láskavosť |
amiable (encz) | amiable,laskavý adj: Zdeněk Brožamiable,přívětivý adj: lukeamiable,roztomilý adj: luke |
amiableness (encz) | amiableness,laskavost n: Zdeněk Brožamiableness,přívětivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Amiableness (gcide) | Amiableness \A`mi*a*ble*ness\, n.
The quality of being amiable; amiability.
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Inamiable (gcide) | Inamiable \In*a"mi*a*ble\, a.
Unamiable. [Obs.] -- In*a"mi*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Inamiableness (gcide) | Inamiable \In*a"mi*a*ble\, a.
Unamiable. [Obs.] -- In*a"mi*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
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Unamiable (gcide) | Unamiable \Un*a"mi*a*ble\, a.
Not amiable; morose; ill-natured; repulsive. --
Un*a"mi*a*bly, adv.
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amiable (wn) | amiable
adj 1: disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky
sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: amiable, {good-
humored}, good-humoured]
2: diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an
amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial
greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: affable, amiable,
cordial, genial] |
amiableness (wn) | amiableness
n 1: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk
to) [syn: affability, affableness, amiability,
amiableness, bonhomie, geniality] |
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