🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

amabilidade

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a.ma.bi.liˈda.dʒi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Amiableness/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl.nəs/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A amabilidade dele impressionou a todos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of having a pleasant and friendly disposition.

    "Her natural amiableness instantly put the nervous guests at ease."
  2. 2

    A friendly and lovable quality or state.

    "The small town was known for the general amiableness of its residents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English adjective 'amiable', stemming from Old French 'amiable' and ultimately from the Latin root 'amicabilis', meaning friendly or lovable, paired with the Germanic nominal suffix '-ness'. Over centuries, it has evolved to specifically denote a disposition of being pleasant, good-natured, and easy to approach.

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