Amicable implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel. Relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult… Characterized by or showing goodwill See examples of amicable used in a sentence. Amicable characterized by showing goodwill They reached an amicable settlement.
Definition of amicable adjective from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary Done or achieved in a polite or friendly way and without arguing An amicable settlement was reached In spite of their disagreement they parted on amicable terms It was an amicable divorce. The adjective amicable means friendly — but in particular, use it when describing relations one might otherwise expect to be unfriendly
Showing a polite and friendly desire to avoid disagreement and argument Amiable and amicable are separated by a single letter and yet have distinct use cases 'amiable' is typically used to describe friendly people, while 'amicable' usually describes interactions that are polite and peaceable. Amicable in american english (ˈæmɪkəbəl) adjective characterized by or showing goodwill
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