Brotherly vs Amicable - What's the difference?
brotherly | amicable | Related terms |
Of or characteristic of brothers.
In the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.
* 1907 , Jack London, The Iron Heel :
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Brotherly is a related term of amicable.
As adjectives the difference between brotherly and amicable
is that brotherly is of or characteristic of brothers while amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill.As an adverb brotherly
is in the manner of a brother, as a brother, as brothers.brotherly
English
Adjective
(-)- brotherly love
Adverb
(head)- "What honest man, who is not insane, would take lost women and thieves into his house to dwell with him sisterly and brotherly ?"
Anagrams
* brothelryamicable
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
