Clement vs Amicable - What's the difference?
clement | amicable | Related terms |
Lenient or merciful; charitable.
Said of weather and similar circumstances that are mild.
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Clement is a related term of amicable.
As adjectives the difference between clement and amicable
is that clement is clement, mild while amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill.clement
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* inclementReferences
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