Amicable vs Pliable - What's the difference?
amicable | pliable |
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded
As adjectives the difference between amicable and pliable
is that amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill while pliable is soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.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
* * *pliable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays fairly moist.
