amiability
nounUS /eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/
Etymology From amiable + -ability. Piecewise doublet of amicability.
1
Usually Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition.
- Her warmth and amiability made her popular among colleagues.
- He greeted everyone with his usual amiability.
1 more example
- The lady looked from one to the other with smiling amiability.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
- Synonyms
- affability, amiableness, amicability, approachability, cordiality, douceur, friendliness
- Derived terms
- unamiability
- Related terms
- amiable, amiableness, amiably