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amicable

/ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bəl/

amicable adjective: showing friendliness or goodwill.

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Adjective

amicable (comparative more amicable, superlative most amicable)

  1. Showing friendliness or goodwill.
    • They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.
    • He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.

amicable meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

amicable in Tamil

இணக்கமாக, இணக்கமான, சுமூகமாக, நட்பிணக்கமான, நட்புமுறையில்

amicable in Marathi

सौहार्दपूर्ण

amicable in Urdu

دوستانہ

amicable in Bengali

বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ, সৌহার্দ্যপূর্ণ
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amicable in Malayalam
സൗഹാർദ്ദപരമായ, ഇണക്കമുളള, അനുകൂലമായ, മിത്രഭാവമുള്ള
amicable in Kannada
ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆಯ, ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯ, ಸ್ನೇಹಪೂರ್ಣ, ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಯುಕ್ತ
amicable in Gujarati
સૌહાર્દપૂર્ણ
amicable in Odia
ସୌହାର୍ଦ୍ଦ୍ଯ଼ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ
amicable in Nepali
सौहार्दपूर्ण
amicable in Tagalog
mapayapa
amicable in Malay
sosial
amicable in Indonesian
ramah tamah

Antonyms of amicable

Forms of amicable

comparativemore amicable
superlativemost amicable

Origin of amicable

From Middle English amicable (“agreeable; pleasant”), from Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”). Doublet of amiable.

Words formed from amicable

Phrases with amicable

Questions about amicable

What does amicable mean?
Amicable means showing friendliness or goodwill.
What is amicable in Tamil?
Amicable in Tamil is இணக்கமாக, இணக்கமான, சுமூகமாக. See Amicable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amicable?
Amicable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce amicable?
Amicable is pronounced /ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bəl/.

Words near amicable in the dictionary

  1. amic acid
  2. amic acids
  3. amica curiae
  4. amicabilities
  5. amicability
  6. amicable
  7. amicable number
  8. amicable numbers
  9. amicable suit
  10. amicable suits
  11. amicableness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: amicable (page history and authors); amicable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amicable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); amicable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amicable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amicable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amicable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amicable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); amicable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); amicable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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