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agreeable

a·gree·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-gree-uh-buh l]
    • /əˈgri ə bəl/
    • /əˈɡriː.ə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-gree-uh-buh l]
    • /əˈgri ə bəl/

Definitions of agreeable word

  • adjective agreeable If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it. 3
  • adjective agreeable If someone is agreeable, they are pleasant and try to please people. 3
  • adjective agreeable If you are agreeable to something or if it is agreeable to you, you are willing to do it or to allow it to happen. 3
  • adjective agreeable pleasing; pleasant 3
  • adjective agreeable prepared to consent 3
  • adjective agreeable in keeping; consistent 3

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Origin of agreeable

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English agreable < Anglo-French. See agree, -able

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Parts of speech for Agreeable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

agreeable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for agreeable

adj agreeable

  • gratifying — tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing.
  • satisfying — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
  • acceptable — Acceptable activities and situations are those that most people approve of or consider to be normal.
  • delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
  • pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.

adjective agreeable

  • good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
  • comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
  • suitable — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
  • friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
  • affable — Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.

Antonyms for agreeable

adj agreeable

  • unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
  • unacceptable — capable or worthy of being accepted.
  • horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
  • discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
  • distasteful — unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.

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