different between amiable vs pleasing
amiable
English
Etymology
From Middle English amyable, from Old French amiable, from Late Latin am?c?bilis (“friendly”), from Latin am?cus (“friend”), from am? (“I love”). The meaning has been influenced by French amiable and Latin am?bilis (“loveable”). Compare with amicable, amorous, amability.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?.mi.?.b?l/, /?æ.mi.?.b?l/
Adjective
amiable (comparative more amiable, superlative most amiable)
- Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious
- A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
- Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like
- c. 1521, John Skelton, “Speke Parott”:
- My dey?y delectabyll
My prymerose commendabyll
My vyolet amyabyll
My ioye in explicabill
Nowe torne agayne to me
- My dey?y delectabyll
- A short time afterward at the opera Gerald dragged him into a parterre to say something amiable to one of the amiable débutante Craig girls—and Selwyn found himself again facing Alixe.
- c. 1521, John Skelton, “Speke Parott”:
Usage notes
- See amicable.
Synonyms
- likable
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- amiable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- amiable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- amiable at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- aimable
French
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin am?c?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.mjabl/
Adjective
amiable (plural amiables)
- amiable
Derived terms
- à l'amiable
Further reading
- “amiable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin am?c?bilis (“friendly”), from Latin am?cus (“friend”), from am? (“I love”).
Adjective
amiable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular amiable)
- likable; amiable
Descendants
- Middle French: amyable
- Middle English: amyable, amiable
- English: amiable
amiable From the web:
- what amiable mean
- amiable person meaning
- what's amiable in english
- what's amiable person
- what amiable means in arabic
- what amiable meaning in tamil
- amiable what is the definition
- amiable what does it means
pleasing
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pli?z??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pliz??/
- Rhymes: -i?z??
Etymology 1
From Middle English plesynge, pleizinge, plesende (present participle), equivalent to please +? -ing.
Adjective
pleasing (comparative more pleasing, superlative most pleasing)
- Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
Synonyms
- enjoyable
- gratifying
- satisfying
Derived terms
- pleasing fungus beetle
Related terms
Translations
Verb
pleasing
- present participle of please.
Etymology 2
From Middle English plesing, plesinge (“satisfaction; pleasing”), equivalent to please +? -ing.
Noun
pleasing (countable and uncountable, plural pleasings)
- pleasure or satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Passion of our Blessed Saviour (sermon)
- What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross […]
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Passion of our Blessed Saviour (sermon)
Anagrams
- apelings, elapsing, leapings, pealings
pleasing From the web:
- what pleasing god means
- what pleasing means
- what's pleasing to god
- what's pleasing to the eye lyrics
- what pleasing personality
- what pleasing in spanish
- what pleasing personality means
- what's pleasing to the ears
you may also like
- amiable vs pleasing
- abusive vs objectionable
- firm vs building
- castle vs base
- likeable vs warm
- passing vs fading
- spot vs nick
- crevasse vs cleavage
- group vs field
- astute vs conniving
- leading vs remarkable
- deliberate vs resolute
- instrument vs certificate
- astonish vs dumbfounded
- uncivil vs brazen
- mystery vs perplexity
- disquietude vs shock
- erosive vs sharp
- overpowering vs captivating
- cleric vs rabbi