amicable
adjective /ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bl̩/Definition
› relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation: His manner was perfectly amicable but I felt uncomfortable.Friendly › relating to an agreement or decision that is achieved without people arguing or being unpleasant: Few people have amicable divorces. Eventually we reached an amicable settlement.Friendly amicably /-bli/ adverb › I hope we can settle this amicably.Friendly
(Definition of amicable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affable adjective
- amiable adjective
- amity noun
- approachable adjective (CHARACTER)
- be (all) sweetness and light idiom
- closeness noun (RELATIONSHIP)
- family-friendly adjective
- first name noun
- forthcoming adjective (WILLING)
- fraternal adjective
- fraternity noun (FRIENDSHIP)
- Freemasonry noun
- likeable adjective
- matey adjective
- neighbourly adjective
- nice adjective (KIND)
- nicely adverb (KIND)
- thaw noun (FRIENDLY)
- tête-à-tête adverb
- well in (with) idiom
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