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"3": "amīcābilis",
"4": "",
"5": "friendly"
},
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"4": "",
"5": "friend"
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},
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"4": "loveable"
},
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"expansion": "Doublet of amicable",
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English amyable, from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”, verb). The meaning has been influenced by French amiable and Latin amābilis (“loveable”). Doublet of amicable. Compare with amorous, amability.",
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{
"form": "more amiable",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most amiable",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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"parents": [
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"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "an amiable temper",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "amiable ideas",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.i",
"text": "The sums I have lent him! indeed—I have been exceedingly to blame—it was an amiable weakness!",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious"
],
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"links": [
[
"Friendly",
"friendly"
],
[
"kind",
"kind"
],
[
"sweet",
"sweet"
],
[
"gracious",
"gracious"
]
],
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "siralir",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "սիրալիր"
},
{
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"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "láskavy",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "ла́скавы"
},
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"roman": "pryjázny",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "прыя́зны"
},
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"roman": "družaljúbny",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дружалю́бны"
},
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"roman": "sjabróŭski",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "сябро́ўскі"
},
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"roman": "pryjácjelʹski",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "прыя́цельскі"
},
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "мил"
},
{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ljubézen",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "любе́зен"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "privétliv",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "приве́тлив"
},
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"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дружелю́бен"
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"roman": "prijátelski",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "прия́телски"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒuhǎo",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "友好"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "藹然"
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"roman": "ǎirán",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "蔼然"
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"roman": "yǒushàn",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "友善"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "přívětivý"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "laskavý"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "přátelský"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "elskværdig"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "ystävällinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "aimable"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "avenant"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "affable"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "liebenswürdig"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "liebenswert"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "gutmütig"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "grámhar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "amabile"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "affabile"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ljubezen",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "љубезен"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "мил"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "prijatelski",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "пријателски"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "druželjubiv",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дружељубив"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dobrodušen",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "добродушен"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "hūmārika"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "whakahoahoa"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "hūmārie"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "elskverdig"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "elskverdig"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "amistadós"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "amistós"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "amical"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "aimable"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "gent"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "avenent"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "leeftolich"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "frintlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "przyjazny"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "życzliwy"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "przyjacielski"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "amigável"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "amável"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "druželjúbnyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дружелю́бный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privétlivyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "приве́тливый"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubéznyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "любе́зный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobrodúšnyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "доброду́шный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "ми́лый"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "drúžestvennyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дру́жественный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "láskovyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "ла́сковый"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prijátelʹskij",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "прия́тельский"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "љу̏базан"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ми̏о"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "пријатѐљскӣ"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "ljȕbazan"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "mȉo"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "prijatèljskī"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "prívetivý"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "láskavý"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "priateľský"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "prijazen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "prijáteljski"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "amable"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "afable"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "vänlig"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "mild"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "varsam"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ljubʺjáznyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "люб'я́зний"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "laskávyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "ласка́вий"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "druželjúbnyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дружелю́бний"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prýjaznyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "при́язний"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "drúžnij",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дру́жній"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prýjatelʹsʹkyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "при́ятельський"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "simpatíčen",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "симпати́чен"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "мил"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒuhǎo",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "友好"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "藹然"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "ǎirán",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "蔼然"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒushàn",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "友善"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "elskværdig"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "avatud"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "rakastettava"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "aimable"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "liebenswürdig"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "liebenswert"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "grámhar"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "amabile"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "affettuoso"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "aisō no ii",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "愛想のいい"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "мил"
},
{
"_dis1": "61 39",
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "druželjúbnyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дружелю́бний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prýjaznyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "при́язний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "drúžnij",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "дру́жній"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prýjatelʹsʹkyj",
"sense": "friendly as an amiable temper or mood",
"word": "при́ятельський"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "simpatíčen",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "симпати́чен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "мил"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒuhǎo",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "友好"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "藹然"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "ǎirán",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "蔼然"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒushàn",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "友善"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "elskværdig"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "avatud"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "rakastettava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "aimable"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "liebenswürdig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "liebenswert"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "grámhar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "amabile"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "affettuoso"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "aisō no ii",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "愛想のいい"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "мил"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "simpatičen",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "симпатичен"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "hūmārika"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "elskverdig"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "amigável"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "amável"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "afável"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílyj",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "ми́лый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "simpatíčnyj",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "симпати́чный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privlekátelʹnyj",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "привлека́тельный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "amable"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "afable"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "vänlig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "älskvärd"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "god"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "snäll"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "rar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "ljuv"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "näpen"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "possessing sweetness of disposition",
"word": "ödmjuk"
}
],
"word": "amiable"
}
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