"amiability" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /eɪ.mi.ʌˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amiability.wav [Southern-England] Forms: amiabilities [plural]
Etymology: From amiable + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|amiable|ability}} amiable + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} amiability (usually uncountable, plural amiabilities)
  1. Friendliness, especially easy approachability owing to a cheerful and pleasant disposition. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: affability, amicability, approachability, cordiality, douceur, friendliness Derived forms: unamiability Related terms: amiable, amiably, amiableness Translations (cheerful and friendly disposition): φιλοφροσύνη (filofrosýni) [feminine] (Greek), afabilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), amabilitate [feminine] (Romanian), afabilitate [feminine] (Romanian), amabilidad [feminine] (Spanish), afabilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-amiability-en-noun-y3p9oKb2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "cordiality"
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      "word": "douceur"
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