US /ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/ UK /ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/
adj Freq #467178

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not friendly, pleasant, likable, or agreeable in manner or appearance

    His stern, unamiable manner discouraged casual conversation.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not friendly, pleasant,... unfriendlydisagreeableunpleasantunlikable
Word family
Derived forms unamiablyunamiableness
Related forms amiableinamiableamicable

Etymology

Formed from un- + amiable. Amiable came through French from Latin amicabilis, 'friendly,' ultimately from amare, 'to love.' The negative form describes a person or appearance lacking friendliness or easy charm.

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