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Friendliness vs Amicable - What's the difference?

friendliness | amicable |

As a noun friendliness

is the quality of being friendly.

As a adjective amicable is

showing friendliness or goodwill.

friendliness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being friendly.

    • Synonyms

    * affability * bonhomie * geniality * pleasantness

    Antonyms

    * hostility

    Coordinate terms

    * See also * kindness * good-heartedness * good-naturedness

    amicable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing friendliness or goodwill.
    • 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 * amicably

    Related terms

    * amiable * amity

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