Amicable vs Pleasing - What's the difference?
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Showing friendliness or goodwill.
pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."
* (Isaac Barrow)
Amicable is a related term of pleasing.
As adjectives the difference between amicable and pleasing
is that amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill while pleasing is agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.As a noun pleasing is
pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing".As a verb pleasing is
.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
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Synonyms
*Noun
- What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross