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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From aim + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aim|able}} aim + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} aimable (not comparable)
  1. Capable of being aimed. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: unaimable
    Sense id: en-aimable-en-adj-PsQ-iuDO Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

Forms: more aimable [comparative], most aimable [superlative]
Etymology: From French aimable. Doublet of amable. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|aimable}} French aimable, {{doublet|en|amable}} Doublet of amable Head templates: {{en-adj}} aimable (comparative more aimable, superlative most aimable)
  1. (rare) Likeable, amiable. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-aimable-en-adj-hK6d48kU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɛ.mabl/, /e.mabl/ Audio: Fr-aimable.ogg Forms: aimables [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French aimable, amable, from Old French amable, from Latin amābilis. By surface analysis, aimer + -able. Doublet of amabile. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|aimable|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French aimable, {{inh+|fr|frm|aimable}} Inherited from Middle French aimable, {{inh|fr|fro|amable}} Old French amable, {{inh|fr|la|amābilis}} Latin amābilis, {{surf|fr|aimer|-able}} By surface analysis, aimer + -able, {{doublet|fr|amabile}} Doublet of amabile Head templates: {{fr-adj}} aimable (plural aimables)
  1. likeable, amiable Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: aimable comme une porte de prison, aimablement Related terms: aimer, amiable

Inflected forms

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          "english": "It's very kind of you to have invited me here this evening.",
          "text": "C’est très aimable de ta part de m’avoir invité ce soir.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "likeable, amiable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "likeable",
          "likeable"
        ],
        [
          "amiable",
          "amiable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ.mabl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.mabl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-aimable.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c7/Fr-aimable.ogg/Fr-aimable.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Fr-aimable.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "aimables"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aimable"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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