amiable

Questions about amiable

What does amiable mean?

amiable means "disposed to please". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in amiable?

amiable has 4 syllables: a-mi-a-ble. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /ˈeɪmiəbəl/.

What is another word for amiable?

Close synonyms include good-humored, good-humoured, affable, cordial, genial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amiable a common word?

amiable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.