Definition of Amiceble
Am"i*ca*ble (&?;), a. [L. amicabilis,
fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See Amiable.]
Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the
manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or
arrangement.
That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the
amicable manner in which it was managed.
Prideoux.
Amicable action (Law.), an action commenced
and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of
obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in
it. Bouvier. Burrill. -- Amicable
numbers (Math.), two numbers, each of which is equal
to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.
Syn. -- Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious. --
Amicable, Friendly. Neither of these words denotes any great
warmth of affection, since friendly has by no means the same
strength as its noun friendship. It does, however, imply something
of real cordiality; while amicable supposes very little more than
that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak
of amicable relations between two countries, an amicable
adjustment of difficulties. "Those who entertain friendly feelings
toward each other can live amicably together."
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Showing friendliness or goodwill
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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