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AMICABILITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amicability mean?
• AMICABILITY (noun)
The noun AMICABILITY has 2 senses:
1. a disinclination to quarrel
2. having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness
Familiarity information: AMICABILITY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disinclination to quarrel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
amicability; amicableness
Hypernyms ("amicability" is a kind of...):
friendliness (a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
amicability; amicableness
Hypernyms ("amicability" is a kind of...):
friendliness (a friendly disposition)
Derivation:
amicable (characterized by friendship and good will)
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