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单词 amiability
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Definition of amiability in English:

amiability

nouneɪmɪəˈbɪlɪtiˌeɪmiəˈbɪlədi
mass noun
  • The quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner; geniality.

    his good-natured amiability
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He couldn't tolerate this imposed amiability.
    • There was a general feeling of amiability and sisterhood.
    • I'm just trying to understand this sudden amiability.
    • He combined an inherent amiability and decency, a lightning-fast wit, and shrewd and opportunistic appreciation of the emerging media of his era, with a canny awareness of how far satire could go without giving offense.
    • One of the most noticeable things about Hockney is his pleasing smile. It is lopsided, wry, infectious; it makes him seem permanently amused at the world, at himself; and it gives him an air of naive amiability.
    Synonyms
    friendliness, affability, cordiality
    warmth, warm-heartedness, good nature, niceness, pleasantness, agreeableness, likeability, lovableness, geniality, amicableness, amicability, sociableness
    good humour, charm, kindness, kindliness
    neighbourliness, hospitality, companionableness, sociability, gregariousness, conviviality, clubbability, personableness
    Scottish couthiness
    British informal chumminess, mateyness

Definition of amiability in US English:

amiability

nounˌāmēəˈbilədēˌeɪmiəˈbɪlədi
  • The quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner; geniality.

    his good-natured amiability
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the most noticeable things about Hockney is his pleasing smile. It is lopsided, wry, infectious; it makes him seem permanently amused at the world, at himself; and it gives him an air of naive amiability.
    • He combined an inherent amiability and decency, a lightning-fast wit, and shrewd and opportunistic appreciation of the emerging media of his era, with a canny awareness of how far satire could go without giving offense.
    • There was a general feeling of amiability and sisterhood.
    • I'm just trying to understand this sudden amiability.
    • He couldn't tolerate this imposed amiability.
    Synonyms
    friendliness, affability, cordiality
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