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amicable

> amiable and amicable
amiable and amicable both refer to friendliness and goodwill. Amiable means "friendly" or "agreeable and pleasant", and is mostly used of people or their moods, as in "amiable neighbours", "amiable travelling companions", "of an amiable temperament" and "be in an amiable mood". Amicable means "characterized by friendliness and goodwill" and is applied mainly to relationships, agreements, documents, etc, as in "an amicable working relationship", "reach an amicable settlement at the end of the war" and "send an amicable letter to his former rival".

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