Likable vs Amicable - What's the difference?
likable | amicable |
Capable of being liked.
(of a person) Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
As adjectives the difference between likable and amicable
is that likable is capable of being liked while amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill.likable
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Alternative forms
* likeableAdjective
(en adjective)- I suppose he's likable ; why shouldn't he be?
- She's a naturally likable person, with lots of friends.
Antonyms
* unlikableamicable
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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