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amiability

amiability

1 4.1
A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that makes people feel comfortable
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪmiˈæbɪlɪti/
translation icon : amabilidad
  • Her amiability made everyone feel welcome at the party.

Examples

  • The participants created a comfortable, homey UCC environment, increased service quality and efficiency, built professionalism, and displayed the qualities of amiability, accessibility, friendliness, and high efficiency.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Her eyes were wide with her usual amiability.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • With the same amiability one tolerates only from a very dear and close friend.

  • His soft amiability is not hypocritical.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Luckily for them, Himanshu is by his very disposition a correct mixture of amiability and authority.

    Blog text (30)
  • He looked untrustworthy, but he had the amiability every bartender should have, which most don't.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Despite his serious job, his amiability endeared him to his colleagues.

  • The amiability of the volunteers helped create a friendly atmosphere at the event.

Synonyms

kindness
vsamiability
297 1.0

Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people

is more about a welcoming manner than specific generous acts
friendliness
vsamiability
16 1.0

A kind and pleasant way of treating other people

focuses more on being easy to approach than on helpful acts
good humor
vsamiability
13 1.7

A cheerful, pleasant mood that makes people feel relaxed

is about outward friendliness and accessibility rather than internal mood
likability
vsamiability
  • US
13 3.5

How pleasant and friendly someone or something seems to other people

is about being easy to approach rather than simply being likable
congeniality
vsamiability
11 6.5

Being pleasant and friendly so people enjoy your company

focuses more on initial ease of approach than on ongoing getting along
niceness
vsamiability
11 1.3

A kind and polite way of treating other people

is narrower, highlighting ease of approach more than broad politeness
graciousness
vsamiability
6 4.1

Being kind, polite, and generous to other people

is warmer and simpler friendliness rather than formal politeness
pleasantness
vsamiability
2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

is active friendly behavior and easy social access instead
bonhomie
vsamiability
2 9.3

A friendly, cheerful manner that makes people feel relaxed

is similar but focuses on general friendliness rather than lively cheer
affability
vsamiability
1 5.3

A friendly, gentle way that makes people feel comfortable

is broader, covering general approachability beyond starting conversations
charming personality
vsamiability
1 2.5

A friendly, attractive way of behaving that makes people like you

is less about charm and more about simple openness to others
approachability
vsamiability
1 4.1

The quality of being friendly and easy to talk to

stresses general friendliness and being simple to approach rather than just talk
geniality
vsamiability
1 5.5

A friendly, cheerful way that makes people feel welcome

is similar but centers on simple approachability rather than cheerfulness
kindliness
vsamiability
1 3.2

Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people

focuses on being easy to approach rather than on giving or sharing
good temper
vsamiability
1 1.4

Feeling cheerful and pleasant with other people

focuses on immediate approachability rather than ongoing cheerful mood
agreeability
vsamiability
1 5.0

A pleasant, friendly quality of someone who often says yes to others

is about being approachable and friendly, not about agreeing specifically
agreeableness
vsamiability
1 5.3

Being friendly, kind, and easy to get along with

is a simpler social warmth that emphasizes being easy to approach
amiableness
vsamiability
6.7

A friendly, pleasant way of acting that makes others feel comfortable

is the same openness to being approached in everyday situations
affableness
vsamiability
6.5

Being friendly and easy to talk to

is broader, covering general approachability beyond starting conversations
personableness
vsamiability
7.2

Being friendly and pleasant so people enjoy being with you

is more about general friendly availability than social charm
good-naturedness
vsamiability
3.2

A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others

centers on being approachable and pleasant rather than helpful acts
amicability
vsamiability
6.2

A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that avoids conflict

is more about general openness to others than conflict avoidance
amicableness
vsamiability
7.7

A friendly, pleasant way of acting that avoids quarrels

covers friendliness in approach but adds a specific peacekeeping tendency

Antonyms

A cold, not kind way of behaving toward other people

A quality of being unpleasant and hard to get along with that makes people avoid you

How Friendly

cordiality
2 5.7
warmth
103 1.0
friendliness
16 1.0
amiability
1 4.1
reserve
9 5.2
aloofness
4 7.2

Surface Forms

amiability singular
amiabilities plural

Morphology

amiability = amiable (transparent) = amiable + ity

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'amiable' with '-ity', yielding the quality or state of being amiable.

Etymology

The word amiability comes from an old Latin word amare meaning 'to love', and you can see the same root in the English word amiable. So amiability is the quality of being warm and friendly, like someone who shows a little 'love' or kindness to others.