agreeable
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agreeable
- /əˈɡɹiːəbəl/ UK
- /əˈɡɹɪbəl/ UK, obsolete
- /əˈɡɹiəbəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable. Equivalent to agree + -able.
adjective more agreeable · most agreeable · agreable
- Able to agree; possible to be agreed. an agreeable contract
- Pleasant to the senses or the mind; pleasing, satisfying, palatable. a man with agreeable manners
- Willing; ready to agree or consent. If the committee is agreeable, we'll make an arrangement agreeable to both sides.
- Agreeing or suitable; followed by to, or rarely by with. That which is Agreeable to the Nature of one thing, is many times Contrary to the Nature of another.
- Pursuant, conformant, accordant. Agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report.
Similar: accordant, agreeable, agreeing, concordant, conformable, congruent, congruous, consonant, corresponding, harmonious, like-minded, of like mind
noun agreeables · agreable
- Something pleasing; anything that is agreeable. The disagreeables of travelling are necessary evils, to be encountered for the sake of the agreeables of resting and looking round you.
