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Definition of: amicable
(am′i·kə·bəl) adjective
Showing or promoting good will; friendly; peaceable. [<L amicabilis <amicus friend. Doublet of AMIABLE.]
—am·i·ca·bil·i·ty (am′i·kə·bil′ə·tē), am′i·ca·ble··ness noun
—am′i·ca·bly adverb Synonyms: cordial, favorable, friendly, hearty, kind, neighborly, sociable. The Anglo-Saxon friendly is stronger than the Latin amicable; that which is amicable may be merely formal; that which is friendly is from the heart. Antonyms: adverse, antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly.
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