Amicable vs Attractive - What's the difference?
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Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
Pleasing or appealing to the senses.
Amicable is a related term of attractive.
As adjectives the difference between amicable and attractive
is that amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill while attractive is causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.amicable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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 * amicablyReferences
External links
* * *attractive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- That's a very attractive offer.
- He is an attractive fellow with a trim figure.