Amicable vs Sociable - What's the difference?
amicable | sociable | Synonyms |
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
* Shakespeare
Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
(archaic) Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
* Hooker
(obsolete) No longer hostile; friendly.
As adjectives the difference between amicable and sociable
is that amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill while sociable is tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.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
* * *sociable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.
- Society is no comfort to one not sociable .
- a sociable party
- They are sociable parts united into one body.
- (Beaumont and Fletcher)