agreeable

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US /əˈɡɹiəbəl/ UK /əˈɡɹiːəbəl/
adj Freq #15296

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

    Is the plan agreeable to you?

  2. 2
    adj

    prepared to agree or consent

    agreeable to the plan

  3. 3
    adj

    in keeping

    salaries agreeable with current trends

  4. 4
    adj

    Able to agree; possible to be agreed.

    an agreeable contract

  5. 5
    adj

    Pleasant to the senses or the mind; pleasing, satisfying, palatable.

    a man with agreeable manners

  6. 6
    adj

    Willing; ready to agree or consent.

    If the committee is agreeable, we'll make an arrangement agreeable to both sides.

  7. 7
    adj

    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.

  8. 8
    adj

    Pursuant, conformant, accordant.

    Agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report.

Etymology

From Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable. Equivalent to agree + -able.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · in keeping accordantconcordantconformableconsonant
5 adj · pleasant to the senses or... pleasant
6 adj · willing; ready to agree or... acquiescent
7 adj · agreeing or suitable;... concordantconformablecorrespondent
8 adj · pursuant, conformant,... sympathetic
More agreeingcongruentcongruouscorrespondingharmoniouslike-minded
Opposites
disagreeableincongruousstrangeunharmonious
Word family
Derived forms agreeablenessagreeablyunagreeable

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