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agreeability

agreeability noun: the property of being agreeable; pleasantness.

Noun

agreeability (usually uncountable, plural agreeabilities)

  1. (usually) The property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
    • [S]he was all good humour, spirits, sense and agreeability. Surely I may make words, when at a loss, if Dr Johnson does.1778, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 95
  2. (countable, usually) The result, product, or an instance of being agreeable.

Forms of agreeability

pluralagreeabilities

Origin of agreeability

From agreeable (from Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable) by analogy with -ability. By surface analysis, agree + -ability. Compare the only attestation before the 18th century (by Geoffrey Chaucer), Middle English aggreablete, agreablete (“favorable disposition, tolerance”), from Middle French agréableté.

Questions about agreeability

What does agreeability mean?
Agreeability means the property of being agreeable; pleasantness.
What part of speech is agreeability?
Agreeability is a noun.
What is the plural of agreeability?
The plural of agreeability is agreeabilities.

Words near agreeability in the dictionary

  1. Agredas
  2. agree
  3. agree to disagree
  4. agree with
  5. agreeabilities
  6. agreeability
  7. agreeable
  8. agreeableness
  9. agreeablenesses
  10. agreeables
  11. agreeably

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