agreeable

[ uh-gree-uh-buhl ]

/ əˈgri ə bəl /

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adjective

to one's liking; pleasing: agreeable manners; an agreeable sensation.

willing or ready to agree or consent: Are you agreeable to my plans for Saturday?

suitable; conformable (usually followed by to): practice agreeable to theory.

Origin of agreeable

1350–1400; Middle English agreable < Anglo-French. See agree, -able

SYNONYMS FOR agreeable

1 pleasant, likable, accommodating, gracious, amiable.

3 compatible, harmonious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM agreeable

a·gree·a·bil·i·ty, a·gree·a·ble·ness, noun a·gree·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby agreeable

agraphia, agrarian, agrarianism, agravic, agree, agreeable, agreeance, agreed, agreement, agrestal, agrestic

Example sentences from the Web for agreeableness

In kindergarten, agreeableness is indeed an asset—and the extroverts are the good students.

The New Child-Testing Craze |Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman |February 17, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Notwithstanding all his agreeableness, she said to herself, I do wish he would not come just now.

Girls of the True Blue |L. T. Meade
The salesman should resolve not to lose his poise and agreeableness under any circumstances.

Talks on Talking |Grenville Kleiser
The third, the denial with Burke of any value or agreeableness in constructive proportion.

Modern Painters Volume II (of V) |John Ruskin

For agreeableness of conversation there is nothing in New York at all comparable to our institution.

Albert Gallatin |John Austin Stevens
Panshanger was full to the brim of vice and agreeableness, foreigners and rous.

Miss Eden's Letters |Emily Eden

British Dictionary definitions for agreeableness

agreeable

/ (əˈɡrɪəbəl) /

adjective

pleasing; pleasant

prepared to consent

(foll by to or with) in keeping; consistent salaries agreeable with current trends

(foll by to) to one's liking he said the terms were not agreeable to him

Derived forms of agreeable

agreeableness, noun agreeably, adverb

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