Amiable vs Upbeat - What's the difference?
amiable | upbeat |
Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
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*:A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper; kindhearted; which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable person.
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*:A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
As adjectives the difference between amiable and upbeat
is that amiable is friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas while upbeat is having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.As a noun upbeat is
an unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.amiable
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Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* See (amicable).Synonyms
* likableDerived terms
() * amiability * amiableness * amiablyExternal links
* * * ----upbeat
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Alternative forms
* up-beatAdjective
(en adjective)- The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.
- Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.
- He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.