Amiable vs Hostile - What's the difference?
amiable | hostile |
Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
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*:A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper; kindhearted; which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable person.
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*:A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
As adjectives the difference between amiable and hostile
is that amiable is friendly; kind; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas while hostile is belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly.As a noun hostile is
(chiefly|in the plural) an enemy.amiable
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Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* See (amicable).Synonyms
* likableDerived terms
() * amiability * amiableness * amiablyExternal links
* * * ----hostile
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Adjective
(en adjective)- a hostile force
- hostile intentions
- a hostile country
- hostile to a sudden change