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Definitions: Amiable |
AmiableAdjective1. Disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson. 2. Diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "amiable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Etymology: Amiable \A"mi*a*ble\, adjective. [French expression amiable, from Latin expression amicabilis friendly, from amicus friend, from amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by French aimable, from Latin expression amabilis lovable, from amare to love. Compare to Amicable, Amorous, Amability.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: AmiableSynonyms: affable (adj), cordial (adj), genial (adj), good-humored (adj), good-humoured (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Benevolence | Adjective: benevolent; kind, kindly; well-meaning; amiable; obliging, accommodating, indulgent, gracious, complacent, good-humored. |
Courtesy | Mind one's P's and Q's, behave oneself, be all things to all men, conciliate, speak one fair, take in good part; make the amiable, do the amiable; look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth; mend one's manners. |
Love | Lovable, adorable; lovely, sweet; attractive, seductive, winning; charming, engaging, interesting, enchanting, captivating, fascinating, bewitching; amiable, like an angel. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Amiable |
| English words defined with "amiable": affable ♦ cordial ♦ genial, good-humored, good-humoured ♦ Placentious ♦ Unamiable, Unhandsome. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "amiable": Amiable Numbers ♦ MACROBIAN ♦ Patroclos, Philetus, Primate ♦ Queen of Hearts ♦ Scheherazade ♦ Teasing, Tobacco. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "amiable": Amicable ♦ Quaint. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Amiable" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (friendly, genial). |
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Screenplays | Frodo was real courageous wasn't he Dad, yes me boy the most amiable of all hobbits. (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) I assure you he's far more amiable now than he ever was when he was alive. (Columbo: Suitable for Framing; writing credit: Jackson Gillis; Richard Levinson) | |
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Benjamin Disraeli | It destroys one's nerve to be amiable every day to the same human being. |
Joseph Addison | Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. |
Lord Byron | Her great merit is finding out mine -- there is nothing so amiable as discernment. |
Madame Swetchine | How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success. |
Samuel Butler | People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable. |
Samuel Johnson | There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman. |
Seneca | No one is better born than another, unless they are born with better abilities and a more amiable disposition. |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | Some of the objects of his curiosity spoke very amiable feelings. |
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Business | While socializing is important, the preliminary introduction will be the first opportunity to create a more amiable environment. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | MACROBIAN, n. One forgotten of the gods and living to a great age. History is abundantly supplied with examples, from Methuselah to Old Parr, but some notable instances of longevity are less well known. A Calabrian peasant named Coloni, born in 1753, lived so long that he had what he considered a glimpse of the dawn of universal peace. Scanavius relates that he knew an archbishop who was so old that he could remember a time when he did not deserve hanging. In 1566 a linen draper of Bristol, England, declared that he had lived five hundred years, and that in all that time he had never told a lie. There are instances of longevity (macrobiosis) in our own country. Senator Chauncey Depew is old enough to know better. The editor of The American, a newspaper in New York City, has a memory that goes back to the time when he was a rascal, but not to the fact. The President of the United States was born so long ago that many of the friends of his youth have risen to high political and military preferment without the assistance of personal merit. The verses following were written by a macrobian: When I was young the world was fair And amiable and sunny. A brightness was in all the air, In all the waters, honey. The jokes were fine and funny, The statesmen honest in their views, And in their lives, as well, And when you heard a bit of news 'Twas true enough to tell. Men were not ranting, shouting, reeking, Nor women "generally speaking." The Summer then was long indeed: It lasted one whole season! The sparkling Winter gave no heed When ordered by Unreason To bring the early peas on. Now, where the dickens is the sense In calling that a year Which does no more than just commence Before the end is near? When I was young the year extended From month to month until it ended. I know not why the world has changed To something dark and dreary, And everything is now arranged To make a fellow weary. The Weather Man -- I fear he Has much to do with it, for, sure, The air is not the same: It chokes you when it is impure, When pure it makes you lame. With windows closed you are asthmatic; Open, neuralgic or sciatic. Well, I suppose this new regime Of dun degeneration Seems eviler than it would seem To a better observation, And has for compensation Some blessings in a deep disguise Which mortal sight has failed To pierce, although to angels' eyes They're visible unveiled. If Age is such a boon, good land! He's costumed by a master hand! Venable Strigg |
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| "Amiable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.97% of the time. "Amiable" is used about 292 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.97% | 289 | 17,124 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.03% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 292 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "amiable". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Rastus | N/A | English | Amiable |
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Expressions using "amiable": do the amiable ♦ of amiable and cheerful disposition. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "amiable": amiable-looking. | |
Ending with "amiable": ever-amiable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
amiable | 21 |
scanvec amiable | 16 |
amiable constat | 5 |
amiable technology | 5 |
amiable analytical driver expressive | 4 |
amiable dog training | 4 |
amiable quebec separation | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "amiable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i sjellshëm (bland, complaisant, courteous, courtly, delicate, discreet, fair-spoken, gallant, genteel, good, kind, kindly, mannerly, nice, polite, suave, well bred, well mannered, well-behaved), i përzemërt (cordial, genial, good natured, heartfelt, heart-to-heart, heart-whole, hearty, loving, neighborly, neighbourly, warmhearted, wholehearted), i dashur (affable, affected, affectionate, baby, beloved, caring, darling, dear, debonair, fond, friendly, genial, gentle, good, good natured, kind, kindly, love, pleasant, precious, sweetheart, sweetie, Sweeting, sweety, Truelove, Valentine, warm). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | لطيف (affable, agreeable, benign, bland, charming, civil, civilized, complaisance, complaisant, courteous, courtly, decent, delicate, fair, fair-spoken, fine, friendly, genial, gentle, good natured, gracious, handsome, kind, kindly, light, mild, nice, pet, pleasant, polite, poppet, pretty, refreshing, smooth, soft, suave, sweet, tender, tenuous, thin, urbane), ودي (bluff, brotherly, cordial, fraternal, friendly, genial, good natured, heartfelt, hearty, intimate, kind, neighbor, neighborly, neighbour, neighbourly, nice, outgoing, pally, sexy, sympathetic, warm, well disposed), ودود (chummy, friendly, genial, warm-hearted), ظريف (amicable, amusing, companionable, fine, flowing, gallant, humorist, humorous, humourist, jolly, likeable, nice, obliging, pet, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, quaint, stylish, witty, wry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | симпатичен (cute, nice, nice-looking, prepossessing, regular, sympathetic), обичлив, мил (agreeable, benign, comfortable, cute, darling, dear, engaging, genial, good, kind, likable, likeable, lovable, mil, nice, sweet), любезен (accommodating, affable, agreeable, bland, complaisant, courteous, debonair, fair, fair-spoken, friendly, gentle, gracious, kind, mellow, nice, obliging, pleasant, polite, smooth, smooth spoken, smooth tongued, smooth-faced, soft spoken, urbane, well spoken), приветлив (affable, jovial, merry, sweet), дружелюбен (neighborly, neighbourly, outgoing, pally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 隨' (easy-going), 親切 (close and dear, cordial, familiar, friendliness, gracious, hospitality, intimate, kind), '藹 (kindly, nice), '"可亲 (Affable, Amiably), 可親 (kindly, nice), 可愛 (cute, lovely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vlídný (affable, approachable, benign, cordial, courteous, genial, good, gracious, hospitable, kindly, mild, sweet, sweet-tempered), roztomilý (appealing, charming, cute, darling, lovable, lovely, pleasing, pretty, refreshing, sweet), přívìtivý (affable, friendly, mild, well spoken), laskavý (affable, benevolent, benign, benignant, caring, charitable, decent, friendly, gentle, good, gracious, kind, kindly, neighborly, obliging, open-hearted, soft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مهربان (Affable, Benign, Blithe, Charitable, Clement, Comkpliant, Gentle, Good, Gracious, Humane, Kind, Kindly, Meek, Mellow, Merciful, Mild, Open, Soft, Tenderminded), شیرین (Luscious, Soft, Sugary, Sweet), دلپذیر (Graceful, Gracious, Handsome, Kindly, Lief, Lovely, Luscious, Mellow, Melodious, Nice, Palatable, Scrumptious), دوست داشتنی (Likable, Likeable, Lovable, Lovely, Smacker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | rakastettava (lovable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | amical (amicable), aimable (amicable), plaisant (amusing), gracieux, gentil. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | liebenswürdig (amiably, charming, gentle, ingratiatingly, kind, kindly, likable, lovely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευγενικόσ (civil, complaisant, considerate, courteous, courtly, genteel, gracious, kind, mannerly, polite, urbane), αξιέραστοσ (lovable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | י"י"ותי (brotherly, friendly, homey, intimate, neighborly, neighbourly, pally, well disposed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szeretetre méltó (agreeable, good-natured, likable, likeable, lovable, loveable, lovely, lover, loveworthy), kedves (affable, beloved, bland, comely, darling, dear, ducky, expensive, friendly, gentle, good-natured, kind, lady love, likable, lovable, loveable, lovely, lover, loving, marrow, mild, nice, paramour, suave, sweet, Valentine, valuable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | amabile (agreeable, charming, genial, lovable, lovely, sweet), affabile (affable, condescending, debonair, fair, good humoured, good-humored, gracious, kindly, obliging), simpatico (agreeable, congenial, decent, delightful, likeable, nice, pleasant, simpatico, sympathetic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 人懐っ"い (affable, friendly, loving company, sociable, taking kindly to men), 人懐"い (affable, friendly, loving company, sociable, taking kindly to men), 愛想のいい (affable, agreeable, sociable), 温良 (gentle), 優しい (affectionate, gentle, graceful, kind, suave, tender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | お"りょう (apparition, gentle, revengeful ghost, volume), ひとなつっ"い (affable, friendly, loving company, sociable, taking kindly to men), ひとなつ"い (affable, friendly, loving company, sociable, taking kindly to men), あいそのいい (affable, agreeable, sociable), やさしい (affectionate, easy, gentle, graceful, kind, plain, simple, suave, tender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | taitnyssagh (acceptable, amusing, appealing, charmed, congenial, delectable, delightful, enchanting, endearing, enjoyable, entertaining, grateful, likeable, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, scrumptious), graihoil (loving), gennal (blithe, blithesome, cheerful, convivial, gay, genial, good-humoured, jocular, jolly, jovial, mirthful), caarjoil (amicable, chummy, familiar, friendliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | amiableay amável (accommodating, affable, attentive, complaisant, complimentary, courteous, fond, friendly, genial, gentle, good humoured, good looking, goodness, gracious, hearty, kind, kindly, likable, likeable, lovable, nice, obsequious, pleasurable, sociable, sporty, sweet, well-natured), agradável (agreeable, comely, congenial, cushy, delectable, delightful, easy, enjoyable, entertaining, fine, genial, Gladstone, glory, good humoured, good natured, good-humored, goodly, gracious, grate, gratefully, Hale, hopeful, kindly, lovely, merry, music box, musical comedy, neat, nice, nutty, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, racy, restful, she is pretty, snug, sober-blooded, soft, songful, stunner, suave, taking, welcome, well done, well-natured). (various references) atent (advertent, alert, attentive, attentively, careful, carefully, close, closely, complaisant, considerate, courteous, curious, deliberately, delicate, heedful, intent, jealous, listening, mindfully, nice, observant, observantly, painstaking, regardful, searching, tender, watchful), amabil (affable, agreeable, amiably, bland, considerate, courteous, decent, endearing, fair, favorable, favourable, genial, good natured, good tempered, gracious, kind, kindly, lovable, obliging, obligingly, polite, politely, sweet-tempered), afabil (affable, affably, bland, blandly, mellow), adorabil (admirable, adorable, charming, choice, darling, delicious, delightful, exquisite, wonderful, worshipful), tractabil, prevenitor (admonitory, amiably, cautionary, courteous), omenos (affable, good natured, humane, kindly), gentil (courteous, gentle, polite, politely), cumsecade (decent, fit, good, honest, serviceable, suitable), complezent (complaisant, compliant), binevoitor (benevolent, benignant, bland, charitable, condescending, favorable, favourable, friendly, genial, genteel, gentle, good, good natured, gracious, humane, kind, kindly, lithe, nice, propitious, ungrudging, well disposed, well meaning, well wisher, yielding). (various references) дружелюбный (amicable, genial). (various references) ceanalta (kind, mild). (various references) mio (charming, disarming, likable, likeable, sweet), ljubazan (affable, amicable, benignant, complaisant, debonair, kind, kind hearted, kindly, likable, likeable, lovable, nice, obliging, suave), društven (conversable, friendly, gregarious, outgoing, sociable). (various references) amistoso (amicable, comradely, cosy, cozy, downstage, friendly, neighborly, neighbourly, pally, sociable), amistable, amable (affable, agreeable, bland, charming, comradely, dainty, darling, decent, friendly, gentile, gentle, good, good-natured, helpful, kind, levely, likeable, lovable, neighborly, neighbourly, nice, pleasant, pretty, sympathetic, thankful), cordial (comradely, cordial, friendly, heartfelt, hearty). (various references) vänlig (affable, amicable, approachable, benignant, favorable, favourable, folksy, friendly, gentle, good, good-natured, gracious, kind, kindly, pally, smooth), älskvärd (affable, complaisant, debonair, endearing, good humoured, good-humored, gracious, kind, winsome). (various references) tatlı (afters, agreeable, beautiful, blancmange, delightful, dessert, dulcet, fruity, honeyed, honied, luscious, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, pleasant, saccharine, sapid, silken, silky, smooth, soft, suave, subtile, subtle, sugary, sweet, sweetie, sweeties, sweetmeat, toothsome), sokulgan (affable, friendly, gregarious, ingratiating, sociable), sevimli (appealing, bonny, charming, cuddlesome, cuddly, cunning, cute, delectable, fair, likable, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice, pleasant, prettily, pretty, sapid, sympathetic, winning, winsome), sıcakkanlı (warm blooded), cana yakın (approachable, congenial, conversable, forthcoming, friendly, genial, gracious, hail-fellow-well-met, lovable, personable, sympathetic, warmhearted, warm-hearted). (various references) mylakatly (affable, open-hearted). (various references) чарівний (admirable, adorable, alluring, appealing, basilisk, captivating, charming, compelling, darling, delicious, delightful, elfish, elvish, enchanted, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fairy, fascinating, glamorous, glamourous, goluptious, ingratiating, lovely, magic, magical, orphean, pretty), люб'язний (accommodating, affable, attentive, complaisant, courteous, dear, good, kind, nice, obliging, polite), при"мний (acceptable, agreeable, balmy, beautiful, boon, canny, clean-cut, complimentary, couth, cozy, cushy, delectable, dulcet, easy, enjoyable, glad, good, goodly, graceful, grateful, jocund, kindly, lepid, nice, nutty, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, pretty, redolent, satisfactory, tasty, welcome, yummy), привітний (affable, communicable, companionable, courteous, hospitable, neighborly, neighbourly), привабливий (alluring, appealing, appetible, appetizing, arresting, attractable, attractive, canny, captivating, catching, catchy, clean-cut, compelling, engaging, fetching, gash, likable, likeable, lovable, nice-looking, pleasing, rose colored, rose coloured, specious, well favored, well-favoured, winning, winsome), дружній (amicable, downstage, friendly, hearty, homelike, officious), доброзичливий (benevolent, benignant, boon, charitable, good natured, pious, sympathetic, well disposed, well-affected, well-willed). (various references) tốt bụng nhã nhặn, tử tế (clever, kind, kindly, nice), ho nhã dễ thương, đáng yêu (cunning, cute, likable, likeable, lovable, lovely, nice-looking). (various references) serchus (affectionate, loving, pleasant), hygar, hoffus (affectionate, lovable), hawddgar (comely), cynhesol (agreeable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "amiable": amiableness, amiablenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "amiable": unamiable. (additional references) | |
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"Amiable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aidable, aimabel, aimable, aimiable, amabalis, amabile, amabilis, amable, amaible, ameable, amial, amiamble, amibe, amible, amidable, amidble, aminable, amminable, amnable, Aoibhe, ariable, aviable, imiable, maliable, Matiabe. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "amiable" (pronounced ā"mēubul) |
| 6 | -m ē u b u l | permeable. |
| 5 | -ē u b u l | enviable, irremediable, malleable, pitiable, variable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permissible, personable, persuadable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-i-l-m" | |
-1 letter: abelia, baalim, lambie, lamiae. | |
-2 letters: abeam, amble, ameba, blame, email, labia, lamia, limba, maile. | |
-3 letters: able, alae, alba, alma, alme, amia, amie, baal, bail, bale, balm, beam, bema, bile, bima, blae, blam, iamb, ilea, lama, lamb, lame, lima, limb, lime, mabe, mail, male, meal, mile. | |
-4 letters: aal, aba, ail, aim, ala, alb, ale, ama. | |
-5 letters: aa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-i-l-m" | |
+1 letter: amicable, mailable. | |
+2 letters: admirable, bicameral, claimable, imbalance, lamebrain, unamiable. | |
+3 letters: abominable, affirmable, ambisexual, ambivalent, amerciable, examinable, imaginable, imbalanced, imbalances, impalpable, impassable, implacable, lamebrains, machinable, misbalance, mistakable. | |
+4 letters: ambisexuals, ambivalence, amenability, amiableness, amortizable, assimilable, biomaterial, blackmailed, blackmailer, blastematic, chamberlain, impeachable, implantable, inflammable, lamebrained, machineable, mandibulate, manipulable, memorabilia, misbalanced, misbalances, reclaimable. | |
+5 letters: ambivalences, ambivalently, ambulatories, amiabilities, amicableness, assemblagist, balletomania, bicameralism, bilateralism, biomaterials, blackmailers, chamberlains, diagrammable, dramatizable, emblematical, formalizable, immeasurable, immeasurably, incomparable, inflammables, magnetizable, maintainable, malleability, marriageable, mechanizable, microbalance, microwavable, normalizable, semiarboreal, summarizable, unambivalent, unimaginable, unmistakable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6D 69 61 62 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -- .. .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101101 01101001 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A m i a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006D 0069 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35797567687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Names: Derived from 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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