Amicable vs Peaceable - What's the difference?
amicable | peaceable |
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.).
* 1999 , Faisal Bodi, The Guardian , 29 Dec 1999:
* 2011 , ‘Feeling understandably twitchy’, The Economist , 8 Feb 2011:
Characterized by peace; peaceful, tranquil.
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As adjectives the difference between amicable and peaceable
is that amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill while peaceable is favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc).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
* * *peaceable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- But in the Muslim world we are dealing with regimes who have banished, imprisoned, silenced or neutralised all opposition, even where this is entirely peaceable .
- But if you talk to people here privately, they suggest there are three possible scenarios. The first (intended to sound incredible) is that Israel’s biggest neighbour will be transformed into a peaceable , pluralist democracy.
- Though unusual in the Dublin area he knew that it was not by any means unknown for desperadoes who had next to nothing to live on to be abroad waylaying and generally terrorising peaceable pedestrians by placing a pistol at their head [...].