Amicable vs Impeccable - What's the difference?
amicable | impeccable |
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors
Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
As adjectives the difference between amicable and impeccable
is that amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill while impeccable is perfect, without faults, flaws or errors.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
* * *impeccable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote. -
- He grew up in Norway, but he writes impeccable English.
- It was easy for James V to imprison Lady Glamis, but actually convicting her was far more difficult; her character was impeccable and she was highly respected by all who knew her.