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Amicable vs Amical - What's the difference?

amicable | amical |

As adjectives the difference between amicable and amical

is that amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill while amical is friendly, amicable.

amicable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing friendliness or goodwill.
    • They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.
    He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.

    Usage notes

    Amicable is particularly used of relationships or agreements (especially legal proceedings, such as divorce), with meaning ranging from simply “not quarrelsome, mutually consenting” to “quite friendly”. By contrast, the similar term amiable is especially used to mean “pleasant, lovable”, such as an “amiable smile”.The Penguin Wordmaster Dictionary,'' Martin Manser and Nigel Turton, eds., 1987, cited in “ Wordmaster: amiable, amicable]”, ''[http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/ all songs lead back t' the sea], 23 Oct 2009, by [http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/author/itsmypulp/ NTWrong

    Derived terms

    * amicability * amicableness * amicable number * amicably

    Related terms

    * amiable * amity

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    amical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Friendly, amicable.
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 172:
    • The Encyclopédie pulled through this crisis mainly through the amical assistance of Malesherbes, councillor in the Paris Cour des Aides, a member of the Lamoignon clan, and official Director of the Book Trade.
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