Amicable vs Devoted - What's the difference?
amicable | devoted | Related terms |
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
Zealous; characterized by devotion.
(obsolete) cursed; doomed.
(devote)
Amicable is a related term of devoted.
As adjectives the difference between amicable and devoted
is that amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill while devoted is vowed; dedicated; consecrated.As a verb devoted is
(devote).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