- agreeable
- agreeable (adj.) late 14c., "to one's liking," from O.Fr. agreable (12c., Mod.Fr. agréable) "pleasing, in agreement, consenting, thankful," from agreer "to please" (see AGREE (Cf. agree)). Related: Agreeably.
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Agreeable — A*gree a*ble, a. [F. agr[ e]able.] 1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable person; fruit agreeable to the taste. [1913 Webster] A train of agreeable reveries. Goldsmith. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agreeable — [adj1] pleasing acceptable, dandy, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, fair, fine, gratifying, hunky dory*, mild, nice, peach*, peachy*, pleasant, pleasurable, pleasureful, pussycat*, ready, satisfying, spiffy*, swell*, to one’s liking, to one’s… … New thesaurus
agreeable — [ə grē′ə bəl] adj. [ME & OFr agreable < agreer, AGREE] 1. pleasing or pleasant [an agreeable odor] 2. willing or ready to consent 3. conformable or in accord 4. that can be approved; acceptable [a contract agreeable to both parties] … English World dictionary
agreeable — I (amenable) adjective acceptable, accommodating, accordant, acquiescent, amiable, apropos, appropriate, charming, coexistent, compatible, complaisant, compliant, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruous, consensual, consenting, cordial,… … Law dictionary
agreeable to — index pursuant to Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
agreeable — grateful, pleasing, *pleasant, gratifying, welcome Analogous words: *comfortable, easy, restful: *delightful, delectable: attractive, charming, alluring (see under ATTRACT) Antonyms: disagreeable Contrasted words: *repugnant, repellent … New Dictionary of Synonyms
agreeable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) pleasant. 2) willing to agree to something. 3) acceptable. DERIVATIVES agreeableness noun agreeably adverb … English terms dictionary
agreeable — [[t]əgri͟ːəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it. ...workers in more agreeable and better paid occupations. ...an agreeable surprise. Syn: nice Ant: disagreeable Derived words: agreeably … English dictionary
agreeable — adj. 1) mutually agreeable 2) agreeable to (they were all agreeable to our proposal; is this agreeable to you?) * * * [ə griːəb(ə)l] mutually agreeable agreeable to (they were all agreeable to our proposal; is this agreeable to you?) … Combinatory dictionary
agreeable — adj. (formal) 1 pleasant VERBS ▪ be, look, sound ▪ It all sounds very agreeable. ▪ find sb/sth ▪ He finds her very agreeable … Collocations dictionary
