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noun
The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: douceur, pleasantness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: agreeability
Antonyms: disagreeableness
Broader terms: disposition, temperament
Narrower terms: complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference, affirmativeness
noun
pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: amenity
Antonyms: disagreeableness
Broader terms: pleasantness, sweetness
History
Etymology tree English agreeable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English agreeableness From agreeable + -ness.
Across languages
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
